Thoracic epidural anesthesia in cardiac surgical patients: A prospective audit of 2,113 cases

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-48

  Chakravarthy, Murali ^a   Thimmangowda, Patil ^a   Krishnamurthy, Jayaprakash ^a   Nadiminti, Shivananda ^a   Jawali, Vivek ^a  

^a Wockhardt Hospital & Heart Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Epidural hematoma; Neurologic complications; Temporary neurologic deficits; Thoracic epidural anesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM;

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 13844308159     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2004.11.008     Document Type: Article

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