Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2880615 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Thoracic epidural anesthesia does not provide any additional benefits in terms of reducing myocardial damage, inflammatory, and stress response compared with general anesthesia only in patients undergoing OPCABG surgery.
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Authors
Massimo MD, Hazaim MRCS, Chris A. PhD, Mark MSc, Christopher FRCA, Sally FRCA, Amir Mokhtari, Gianni D. FRCS,