Cardiovascular and pulmonary effects of epidural anaesthesia

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 433-437

  Veering, B Th ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, epidural, methods; Anesthesia, epidural, physiopathology; Nerve block

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; DRUG EFFECT; LUNG DISEASE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; BREATHING MECHANICS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 0141836114     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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