Whether awake coronary artery bypass grafting is contrary to fast-track surgery?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 719-

  Lianga, Yong X ^a,b   Zhou, Yan B ^a   Shen, Yi ^a   Gu, Miao N ^b  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Awake; Fast track surgery; PCAB; Thoracic epidural anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; PROPOFOL;

ANXIETY; AWAKE OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; FAST RECOVERY SURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; NURSING CARE; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; PATIENT COMFORT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEDATION; STRESS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84861448946     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezr051     Document Type: Letter

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