Thoracic epidural analgesia: Its role in postthoracotomy atrial arrhythmias

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 662-665

  Groban, Leanne ^a   Dolinski, Sylvia Y ^a   Zvara, David A ^a   Oaks, Timothy ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial arrhythmias; Thoracic epidural analgesia; Thoracic surgery; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0033675271     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2000.18318     Document Type: Article

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