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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2017-06-01
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Series: | Korean Journal of Anesthesiology |
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Online Access: | http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-70-341.pdf |