Effective awake thoracic epidural anesthetic for major abdominal surgery in two high-risk patients with severe pulmonary disease

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 891-895

  Abd Elrazek, E ^a   Thornton, M ^a   Lannigan, A ^a  

^a WISHAW GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COLON RESECTION; COLON TUMOR; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; COLECTOMY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIGMOID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79955688483     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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