Thoracic epidural anesthesia/analgesia for cardiac surgery: don't put down your Tuohy needles yet

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Nicholas B Scott et al. Anesthesiology. 2006 Oct.

. 2006 Oct;105(4):853; author reply 854-5.

doi: 10.1097/00000542-200610000-00036.

No abstract available

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Hansdottir V, Philip J, Olsen MF, Eduard C, Houltz E, Ricksten SE. Hansdottir V, et al. Anesthesiology. 2006 Jan;104(1):142-51. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200601000-00020. Anesthesiology. 2006. PMID: 16394700 Clinical Trial.
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High thoracic epidural analgesia as an adjunct to general anesthesia is associated with better outcome in low-to-moderate risk cardiac surgery patients.
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