A prospective randomized study of intraoperative thoracic epidural analgesia in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 393-399

  Liang, Yongxin ^a,b   Chu, Haichen ^a   Zhen, Hua ^a   Wang, Shiduan ^a   Gu, Miaoning ^b  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Coronary artery bypass surgery; Epidural; Off pump

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CEFAZOLIN; FENTANYL; HEPARIN; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL; SUFENTANIL; VASOACTIVE AGENT; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFUSION PUMP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84864913995     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-012-1325-6     Document Type: Article

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