Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Lung Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1265-1269

  Feltracco, P ^a   Barbieri, S ^a   Milevoj, M ^a   Serra, E ^a   Michieletto, E ^a   Carollo, C ^a   Rea, F ^a   Marulli, G ^a   Ori, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MORBIDITY; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STRESS; THORACOTOMY;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; CATHETERIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77952561988     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.03.109     Document Type: Article

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