Benefits and risks of epidural analgesia in cardiac surgery

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Aug;28(4):1057-63. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.07.016. Epub 2013 Dec 7.

Authors

Yatin Mehta¹, Dheeraj Arora²

Affiliations

¹ Medanta Institute of Critical Care and Anaesthesiology, Haryana, India. Electronic address: yatinmehta@hotmail.com.
² Medanta Institute of Critical Care and Anaesthesiology, Haryana, India.

PMID: 24315759
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.07.016

No abstract available

Keywords: analgesia; anesthesia; cardiac surgery; epidural; postoperative pain management.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Analgesia, Epidural*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Global Health
Humans
Incidence
Pain Management / methods*
Pain, Postoperative / epidemiology
Pain, Postoperative / therapy*
Risk Assessment / methods*