Thoracic epidural anaesthesia for awake thoracic surgery in severely dyspnoeic patients excluded from general anaesthesia

CONCLUSIONS TEATS with/without sedation was an alternative to GA for thoracotomy/thoracoscopy in severely dyspnoeic patients (MMRC grade 4, ASA 4) without postoperative sequelae.

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Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - October 24, 2014 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kiss, G., Claret, A., Desbordes, J., Porte, H. Tags: Anesthesia, Pleura Thoracic Source Type: research