Combined lumbar spinal and thoracic high-epidural regional anesthesia as an alternative to general anesthesia for high-risk patients undergoing gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery.

Skipworth, James

Combined lumbar spinal and thoracic high-epidural regional anesthesia as an alternative to general anesthesia for high-risk patients undergoing gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery. [electronic resource] - World journal of surgery Sep 2009 - 1809-14 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1432-2323

10.1007/s00268-009-0134-z doi


Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anesthesia, Epidural--methods
Anesthesia, General
Colorectal Surgery--mortality
Female
Gastrointestinal Diseases--mortality
Humans
Length of Stay--statistics & numerical data
Lumbar Vertebrae
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications--mortality
Prospective Studies
Thoracic Vertebrae
Treatment Outcome