Are epidurals worthwhile in vascular surgery?

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 616-618

  Veering, Bernadette T ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidural anaesthesia; Outcome; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; AORTA SURGERY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; COMORBIDITY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 53549127561     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32830c6ec8     Document Type: Review

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