Epidural anaesthesia for endovascular stent graft repair of a ruptured thoracic aneurysm

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 455-460

  Leykin, Y ^a   Rubulotta, F M ^b   Mancinelli, P ^a   Tosolini, G ^a   Gullo, A ^b  

^a S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic, anesthetic technique: epidural; Surgery: cardiovascular, endovascular stent graft

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; HEPARIN; KETOROLAC; MIDAZOLAM; ROPIVACAINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES CONTROL; EMPHYSEMA; ENDARTERECTOMY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GOITER; HUMAN; LEG THROMBOSIS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PLEURA EFFUSION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SEDATION; STENT; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA;

EID: 0042924398     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0303100416     Document Type: Article

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