Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Mar 2001
Review[Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) in clinical practice: effects, technique, complications and suggestions during anticoagulant treatment].
The effects of thoracic peridural analgesia (TEA) on the neuroendocrine response to surgery are well known, but, at the present this technique is not widely used especially in Italy. The aim of this paper is to give information and suggestions on thoracic epidural analgesia in thoracic and cardiac surgery, and to discuss how anticoagulant therapy may interfere on this technique.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Mar 2001
Review Comparative StudyOptions on the use of muscle relaxants in clinical anaesthesia.