Epidural analgesia and cardiac surgery: Worth the risk?

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Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 305-307

  Castellano, J M ^a   Durbin C G , Jr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANTICOAGULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033994343     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.2.305     Document Type: Editorial

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