Effects of epidural anesthesia and analgesia on coagulation and outcome after major vascular surgery.

KJ, Tuman; RJ, McCarthy; RJ, March; GA, DeLaria; RV, Patel; AD, Ivankovich

doi:10.1213/00000539-199112000-00005

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Effects of epidural anesthesia and analgesia on coagulation and outcome after major vascular surgery.

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Authors:

Tuman KJ

McCarthy RJ

March RJ

Abstract

To examine the interaction of epidural anesthesia, coagulation status, and outcome after lower extremity revascularization, 80 patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease were prospectively randomized to receive general anesthesia combined with postoperative epidural analgesia (GEN-EPI) or genera...

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