Thoracic epidurals in heart valve surgery: Neurologic risk evaluation

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 723-726

  Cantó, Miguel ^a   Casas, Angeles ^a   Sánchez, Maria J ^a   Lorenzo, Ana ^a   Bataller, Luisa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidural hematoma; Neurologic risk; Thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA); Valve surgery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; EVALUATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SURGICAL RISK; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0036950591     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2002.128412     Document Type: Article

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