Thoracic epidural anesthesia and cardiac surgery: balancing postoperative risks associated with hematoma formation and thromboembolic phenomenon

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2005 Dec;19(6):768-71. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.03.033.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia, Epidural*
  • Anesthesia, General
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Hematoma / blood*
  • Hematoma / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Hypothermia, Induced
  • International Normalized Ratio
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Partial Thromboplastin Time
  • Postoperative Complications / blood*
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
  • Prothrombin Time
  • Risk
  • Thromboembolism / blood*
  • Thromboembolism / prevention & control
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery