Fast track in thoracic anesthesia and surgery

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-3

  Campos, Javier H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia and thoracic surgery; Fast track surgery; Lung resection; Pulmonary complications; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY;

ANESTHESIA; HUMANS; LUNG; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 62249116371     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32831a43dc     Document Type: Review

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