Epidural catheterization in cardiac surgery: The 2012 risk assessment

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 169-177

  Hemmerling, Thomas M ^a   Cyr, Shantale ^b   Terrasini, Nora ^b  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidural anesthesia; Epidural catheter; Epidural hematoma; High thoracic anesthesia; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARAPLEGIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SURGICAL RISK; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETERIZATION; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84880908019     PISSN: 09719784     EISSN: 09745181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-9784.114237     Document Type: Article

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