Evaluation of thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery - a prospective randomized trial.

Conclusions: Addition of TEA to general anesthesia shortens the return of respiratory function, duration of mechanical ventilation and ICU stay in the postoperative period after coronary artery surgery, providing comparable hemodynamic stability to general anesthesia alone. PMID: 30069186 [PubMed]
Source: Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol Source Type: research