Epidural analgesia and arterial reconstructive surgery to the leg: Effects on fibrinolysis and platelet degranulation

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 230-235

  Bew, S A ^b   Bryant, A E ^a   Desborough, J P ^c   Hall, G M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c EPSOM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, epidural; Surgery, vascular

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BETA THROMBOGLOBULIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; BUPIVACAINE; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MORPHINE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRANULATION; EMBOLECTOMY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ARTERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 0035139733     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/86.2.230     Document Type: Article

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