High thoracic epidural anesthesia in cardiac surgery: Risk factors for arterial hypotension

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-153

  Casalino, Stefano ^a,b,d   Mangia, Fabio ^a,c   Stelian, Edmond ^b   Novelli, Eugenio ^b   Diena, Marco ^a,b   Tesler, Ugo F ^b  

^a Cardioteam   (Italy)

^b Policlinico di Monza   (Italy)

^c REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Clinica San Gaudenzio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analgesia, epidural; Anesthesia, epidural; Blood pressure; Cardiac surgical procedures; Heart innervation; Hypotension chemically induced; Sympathetic nervous system drug effects; Vascular resistance drug effects

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; HEPARIN; NORADRENALIN; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART SURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33748074132     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 07302347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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