Thoracic epidural anaesthesia (TEA) reduces cardiac and splanchnic sympathetic activity
and thereby influences perioperative function of vital organ systems. A recent meta-analysis …

Background A combination of general anesthesia (GA) with thoracic epidural anesthesia
(TEA) may have a beneficial effect on clinical outcomes after cardiac surgery. We have …

Background The addition of thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) to general anesthesia (GA)
during cardiac surgery may have a beneficial effect on clinical outcomes. TEA in cardiac …

Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) provides optimal perioperative anaesthesia and
analgesia after thoracic and major abdominal surgery and decreases postoperative …

Objective: To evaluate the risk of neurologic complications caused by an epidural hematoma
in a series of patients who had coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary …

Background Epidurals provide excellent analgesia for cardiac surgery and may reduce
complications. However, their use has been tempered because of concern of the rare, but …

Background The ideal perioperative analgesia should provide effective pain relief, avoid the
detrimental effects of the stress response, be simple to administer without the need for …

Improvements in analgesia after major surgery may allow a more rapid recovery and shorter
hospital stay. We performed a prospective randomized trial to study the effects of epidural …

I nadequate analgesia and/or an uninhibited stress response during the postoperative
period may lead to many adverse hemodynamic, metabolic, immunologic, and hemostatic …

Coronary artery disease is a widespread concomitant condition in patients undergoing
surgery (1, 3). The patient with coronary artery disease is susceptible to myocardial …