Myocardial Revascularization Surgery with Regional Anesthesia Without an Endotracheal Tube in Conscious Patients

Myocardial Revascularization Surgery with Regional Anesthesia Without an Endotracheal Tube in Conscious Patients

OBJECTIVE: To report initial experience with myocardial revascularization surgery (MRS) performed on patients who were totally awake and without an endotracheal tube.METHODS: Between January 1994 and May 2001, 272 patients underwent MRS without extracorporeal circulation. In 24, the operations were...

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Main Authors: Gladyston Luiz Lima Souto, Celme da Silva Caetano Júnior, Ary Getúlio de Paula Filho, Marco Antonio Teixeira, Márcio Roberto Moraes de Carvalho, Antonio Carlos Botelho da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2002-09-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
coronary artery leypass graft
epidural thoracic anesthesia
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