Is there any benefit in associating neuraxial anesthesia to general anesthesia for coronary artery bypass graft surgery?

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The use of neuraxial anesthesia in cardiac surgery is recent, but the hemodynamic effects of local anesthetics and anticoagulation can result in risk to patients. OBJECTIVE: To review the benefits of neuraxial anesthesia in cardiac surgery for CABG through a s...

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Main Authors: Fabiano Timbó Barbosa, Célio Fernando de Sousa Rodrigues, Aldemar Araújo Castro, Rafael Martins da Cunha, Tatiana Roa Bezerra Wanderley Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2016-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942016000300304&lng=en&tlng=en