Effects of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia on Flow and Endothelium of Internal Thoracic Artery in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Onan, Ismihan; Onan, Burak; Korkmaz, Askin; Oklu, Levent; Kilickan, Levent; GONCA, SÜHEYLA; Dalcik, Hakki; Sanisoglu, Ilhan

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2011.06.004

Effects of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia on Flow and Endothelium of Internal Thoracic Artery in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Atıf İçin Kopyala

Onan I. S. , Onan B., Korkmaz A. A. , Oklu L., Kilickan L., GONCA S. , et al.

JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA, cilt.25, ss.1063-1070, 2011 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 25 Konu: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.1053/j.jvca.2011.06.004
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA
Sayfa Sayısı: ss.1063-1070

Özet

Objectives: The internal thoracic artery (ITA) is the preferred conduit for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The authors investigated whether thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) as an adjunct to general anesthesia (GA) can increase the blood flow of the ITA.