Regional anesthesia as an alternative to general anesthesia for abdominal surgery in patients with severe pulmonary impairment

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 603-605

  Savas, Jeannie F ^a   Litwack, Robert ^a   Davis, Kevin ^a   Miller, Thomas A ^a  

^a Surgical Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Complications; Neuroaxial blockade; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MORTALITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 8544276564     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.07.016     Document Type: Article

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