Thoracic epidural anesthesia for off-pump coronary artery bypass without intubation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 858-860

  Vanek, Tomas ^a   Straka, Zbynek ^a   Brucek, Petr ^a   Widimsky, Petr ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Off pump coronary artery surgery; Thoracic epidural anesthesia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIROMETRY; STERNUM;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIROMETRY; STERNUM;

EID: 0035489997     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00924-1     Document Type: Article

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