Spinal Analgesia in Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 813-821

  Zangrillo, Alberto ^a   Bignami, Elena ^a   Biondi Zoccai, Giuseppe G L ^b   Covello, Remo Daniel ^a   Monti, Giacomo ^a   D'Arpa, Maria Concetta ^a   Messina, Melissa ^a   Turi, Stefano ^a   Landoni, Giovanni ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

cardiac surgery; comparative study; general anesthesia; meta analysis; spinal analgesia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; MORPHINE; SUFENTANIL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; EMBASE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 70450224254     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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