Cervical epidural anesthesia: A safe alternative to general anesthesia for patients undergoing cancer breast surgery

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2043-2047

  Singh, A P ^a   Tewari, Mallika ^a   Singh, D K ^a   Shukla, Hari S ^a,b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPRAZOLAM; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; SEDATION;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33750475969     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-006-0117-2     Document Type: Article

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