Retraction: The outcome of thoracic epidural anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia (2012) 6:1 (16-21) DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.93048);The outcome of thoracic epidural anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-21

  El Morsy, Gamal Z ^a   El Deeb, Alaa ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass graft; elderly; thoracic epidural anesthesia

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; PANCURONIUM BROMIDE; THIOPENTAL;

AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GERIATRIC ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84858052480     PISSN: 1658354X     EISSN: 09753125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.392690     Document Type: Erratum

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