In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, thoracic epidural analgesia combined with general anaesthesia results in faster recovery and fewer complications but does not affect length of hospital stay

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-216

  Ronald, Andrew ^a   Aziz, K Anuar Abdul ^b   Day, Thomas George ^c   Scott, Martin ^c  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Postoperative complications; Thoracic epidural anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; AMIODARONE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; BUPRENORPHINE; CLONIDINE; CLOPIDOGREL; FENTANYL; KETOBEMIDONE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PETHIDINE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEST INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONVALESCENCE; DATA BASE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33744502876     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.125054     Document Type: Article

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