Success Rate, Decubitus Position, and Vagal Reflex During a High Thoracic Epidural for Coronary Artery Surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 919-920

  Salvi, Luca ^a   Sisillo, Erminio ^a   Rondello, Nicola ^a  

^a CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; BODY POSITION; BRADYCARDIA; CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; DATA BASE; DIZZINESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; PALLOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; SWEATING; VAGUS REFLEX;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; HUMANS; POSTURE; REFLEX; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 36549069685     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2007.01.006     Document Type: Letter

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