Clinical outcomes after lower extremity revascularization: A comparison of epidural and general anesthesia

Journal of Applied Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 238-249

  Dodds, Thomas M ^a,b   Fillinger, Mary P ^a,b   Walsh, Daniel B ^a,b   Surgenor, Stephen D ^a,b   Mandel, Douglas ^a,b   Yeager, Mark P ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Epidural anesanesthesia; Outcomes; Surgical complications; Vascular graft failure; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; THIOPENTAL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GRAFT FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ORGAN INJURY; POPLITEAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RISK REDUCTION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 36148991361     PISSN: 1537064X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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