scholarly journals Off-pump awake coronary artery bypass grafting under high thoracic epidural anesthesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharat Paliwal ◽  
Manoj Kamal ◽  
DilipSingh Chauhan ◽  
Anamika Purohit
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass ◽  
Epidural Anesthesia ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Bypass Grafting ◽  
Artery Bypass Grafting ◽  
Off Pump ◽  
Thoracic Epidural ◽  
High Thoracic Epidural

Awake Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Initial Experience in a Rural Cardiac Centre

JMS SKIMS ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-66
Author(s):  
Puja Vimesh ◽  
Shyam Singh ◽  
Thomas Verghese ◽  
Pankaj Srivastava ◽  
Sunil Agarwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass ◽  
Epidural Anaesthesia ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Bypass Grafting ◽  
Artery Bypass Grafting ◽  
Thoracic Epidural ◽  
Thoracic Epidural Anaesthesia ◽  
High Thoracic Epidural

Two patients with significant co-morbidities in the form of bronchial asthma and hypothyroidism underwent “awake coronary artery bypass grafting” under high thoracic epidural anaesthesia. Our experience indicates that high thoracic epidural anaesthesia is beneficial in patients with co-morbid conditions undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. (JMS 2010;13(2):64-66)

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