Thoracic epidural anaesthesia in valvular cardiac surgery

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 339-340

  Crescenzi, G ^a   Covello, R D ^a   Landoni, G ^a,b   De Luca, M ^a   Fracasso, G ^a   Melone, M ^a   Serini, S M ^a   Bignami, E ^a   Rosica, C ^a   Zangrillo, A ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 40549103497     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021507002840     Document Type: Letter

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