Non-intubated thoracoscopic surgery for decortication of empyema under thoracic epidural anesthesia: a case report

General anesthesia is the main strategy for almost all thoracic surgeries. However, a growing body of literature has reported successful cases of non-intubated thoracic surgery with regional anesthesia. This alternative strategy not only prevents complications related to general anesthesia, such as...

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Main Authors: Eun-Jin Moon, Yoon-Ju Go, Jun-Young Chung, Jae-Woo Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2017-06-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-70-341.pdf