Thoracic epidural analgesia in obese patients with body mass index of more than 30 kg/m<sup> 2</sup> for off pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Perioperative Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) is an important part of a multimodal approach to improve analgesia and patient outcome after cardiac and thoracic surgery. This is particularly important for obese patients undergoing off pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB). We conducted a rand...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2010-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia |
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Online Access: | http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2010;volume=13;issue=1;spage=28;epage=33;aulast=Sharma |