Awake thoracoscopic surgery under epidural anesthesia: Is it really safe?

Chinese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 368-370

  Nakanishi, Ryoichi ^a   Yasuda, Manabu ^a  

^a Department of Medical Oncology   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; AWAKE THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; EDITORIAL; EMPYEMA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG VENTILATION; METASTASIS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 84920284140     PISSN: 10009604     EISSN: 19930631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.1000-9604.2014.08.02     Document Type: Editorial

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