Epidural catheterization in cardiac surgery: The 2012 risk assessment

Aims and Objectives: The risk assessment of epidural hematoma due to catheter placement in patients undergoing cardiac surgery is essential since its benefits have to be weighed against risks, such as the risk of paraplegia. We determined the risk of the catheter-related epidural hematoma in cardiac...

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Main Authors: Thomas M Hemmerling, Shantale Cyr, Nora Terrasini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2013;volume=16;issue=3;spage=169;epage=177;aulast=Hemmerling