Minimally invasive coronary bypass without general endotracheal anesthesia

M A Zenati; J Paiste; J P Williams; G Strindberg; J P Dumouchel; B P Griffith

doi:10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02474-7

Minimally invasive coronary bypass without general endotracheal anesthesia

Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Oct;72(4):1380-2. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02474-7.

Authors

M A Zenati¹, J Paiste, J P Williams, G Strindberg, J P Dumouchel, B P Griffith

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 11603472
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02474-7

Abstract

This report describes the case of a 51-year-old man with myocardial ischemia resulting from in-stent restenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery who underwent a minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass using thoracic epidural analgesia while awake, without general endotracheal anesthesia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anesthesia, Endotracheal
Anesthesia, Epidural*
Coronary Artery Bypass*
Graft Occlusion, Vascular / surgery*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures*
Reoperation
Stents*