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