Effects of thoracic epidural anesthesia on pulmonary venous admixture and oxygenation with isoflurane or propofol anesthesia during one lung ventilation

Thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) with local anesthetics during OLV is increasingly being combined with general anesthesia (GA) in our clinical practice for thoracic surgery. A combination of TEA with GA might maximize the benefits of each form of anesthesia. Furthermore, epidural anesthesia and po...

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Main Author: Reda S. Abdelrahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763812000544