Remifentanil and high thoracic epidural anaesthesia: a successful combination for patients with myasthenia gravis undergoing transsternal thymectomy.

Mekis, D

Remifentanil and high thoracic epidural anaesthesia: a successful combination for patients with myasthenia gravis undergoing transsternal thymectomy. [electronic resource] - European journal of anaesthesiology May 2005 - 397-9 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Letter

0265-0215

10.1017/s0265021505250676 doi


Adult
Analgesics, Opioid--administration & dosage
Anesthesia, Epidural--adverse effects
Anesthetics, Combined--administration & dosage
Anesthetics, Intravenous--administration & dosage
Anesthetics, Local--administration & dosage
Atracurium
Blood Gas Analysis--methods
Bupivacaine--administration & dosage
Female
Fentanyl
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal--methods
Monitoring, Intraoperative--methods
Myasthenia Gravis--surgery
Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents--administration & dosage
Piperidines--administration & dosage
Propofol
Remifentanil
Respiration--drug effects
Respiratory Function Tests--methods
Thymectomy--methods
Time Factors