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Influence of thoracic epidural analgesia on cardiovascular autonomic control after thoracic surgery

Published inBritish journal of anaesthesia, vol. 91, no. 4, p. 525-531
Publication date2003
Abstract

Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) is effective in alleviating pain after major thoracoabdominal surgery and may also reduce postoperative mortality and morbidity. This study investigated cardiovascular autonomic control in patients undergoing elective thoracic surgery and its modulation by continuous TEA.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Analgesia, Epidural/methods
  • Analgesia, Patient-Controlled/methods
  • Anesthesia, General/methods
  • Baroreflex/physiology
  • Blood Pressure/physiology
  • Heart Rate/physiology
  • Humans
  • Hypertension/etiology
  • Hypotension/etiology
  • Lung/surgery
  • Lung Neoplasms/physiopathology/surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications/etiology
  • Sympathetic Nervous System/physiopathology
  • Tachycardia/etiology
  • Thoracic Surgical Procedures
  • Time Factors
Citation (ISO format)
LICKER, Marc, SPILIOPOULOS, Anastase, TSCHOPP, Jean-Marie. Influence of thoracic epidural analgesia on cardiovascular autonomic control after thoracic surgery. In: British journal of anaesthesia, 2003, vol. 91, n° 4, p. 525–531. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeg212
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