Combined spinal and epidural anesthesia for open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery in vigil patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ineligible for endovascular aneurysm repair. Analysis of results and description of the technique

International Angiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 278-283

  Berardi, G ^a   Ferrero, E ^a   Fadde, M ^a   Lojacono, N ^a   Ferri, M ^a   Viazzo, A ^a   Gaggiano, A ^b   Bianchi, A ^a   Maggio, D ^c   Ganzaroli, M ^a   Piazza, S ^a   Cumbo, P ^a   Lamorgese, V ^a   Verdecchia, C ^a   Nessi, F ^a  

^a MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Cardinal Massaia   (Italy)

^c Clinica Cellini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, abdominal, surgery; Endovascular surgical procedures; Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; VASCULAR SURGERY; WAKEFULNESS;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTOGRAPHY; BUPIVACAINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77956065676     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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