Serious complications of epidural anesthesia
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Benefits, risks and complications of perioperative use of epidural anesthesia.
Use of thoracic epidurals is widespread for intraoperative and postoperative analgesia. Thoracic epidural anaesthesia (TEA) reduces sympathetic activity and thereby influences perioperative function of vital organ systems. A results of recent studies suggest that TEA decreases postoperative morbidity and mortality. There is better pain control with TEA in a wide range of surgical procedures. Us...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dicle Medical Journal / Dicle Tip Dergisi
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1300-2945,1308-9889
DOI: 10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2012.02.0151