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

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 systematic rev...

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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: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001414001353