Non-analgesic effects of thoracic epidural anesthesia

Agri

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 6-12

  Ülke, Zerrin Sungur ^a   Şentürk, Mert ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidural analgesia; Outcome; Pulmonary function; Stress response; Thoracic epidural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; VERTEBRA;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 34249862878     PISSN: 13000012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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