Thoracic epidural anesthesia for a polymyositis patient undergoing awake mini-thoracotomy and unroofing of a huge pulmonary bulla

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-45

  Yen, Chia Rong ^a   Tsou, Mei Yung ^a   Lin, Su Man ^a   Chan, Kwok Hon ^a   Chu, Ya Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia; Epidural; Polymyositis; Thoracic; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDAZOLAM; PENICILLAMINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LUNG BULLA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG RESECTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POLYMYOSITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; THORACOTOMY; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 42549157634     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1875-4597(08)60020-x     Document Type: Article

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