Minimally invasive coronary bypass without general endotracheal anesthesia.

Zenati, M A; Paiste, J; Williams, J P; Strindberg, G; Dumouchel, J P; Griffith, B P · Ann Thorac Surg · 2001

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

This report describes the case of a 51-year-old man with myocardial ischemia resulting from in-stent restenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery who underwent a minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass using thoracic epidural analgesia while awake, without general endotracheal anesthesia.

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