Extended thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis with high thoracic epidural anesthesia alone

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 962-965

  Tsunezuka, Yoshio ^a   Oda, Makoto ^a   Matsumoto, Isao ^a   Tamura, Masaya ^a   Watanabe, Go ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CASE REPORT; DRAIN; DRINKING; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX INJURY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MOBILIZATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OPERATION DURATION; PLEURA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THYMECTOMY;

EID: 12144263651     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-004-7480-7     Document Type: Article

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