Is there any benefit in using awake anesthesia with thoracic epidural in thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 495-497.e1

  Pompeo, Eugenio ^a   Dauri, Mario ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISATRACURIUM; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; TALC;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL CATHETER; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MUSCLE RELAXATION; ONE LUNG VENTILATION; OXYGENATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

EID: 84880251813     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.03.038     Document Type: Article

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