Coronary artery bypass grafting in the awake patient: Combined thoracic epidural and lumbar subarachnoid block

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 658-659

  Lucchetti, V ^a   Moscariello, C ^a   Catapano, D ^a   Angelini, G D ^b  

^a Casa di Cura Montevergine   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lumbar block; Off pump; Thoracic epidural

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; WAKEFULNESS;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; AWARENESS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 4143115591     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.05.030     Document Type: Article

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