2003
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0303100416
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Epidural Anaesthesia for Endovascular Stent Graft Repair of a Ruptured Thoracic Aneurysm

Abstract: We present a case report of the anaesthetic management of a 77-year-old man requiring endovascular thoracic stent graft repair The patient had a history of poorly controlled type II diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure. Chest X-ray and CT scan shoowed a right pleural effusion, generalized emphysema and an enlarged thyroid extending into the upper mediastinum, compromising the tracheal lumen. Endovascular stent grat repair was successfully performed under epidural anaesthesia and intravenous sedation.

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
1
1

Citation Types

0
1
0
1

Year Published

2010
2010
2014
2014

Publication Types

Select...
4
1

Relationship

0
5

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 5 publications
(2 citation statements)
references
References 19 publications
0
1
0
1
Order By: Relevance
“…With the previously described goals set forward, local, regional or general anesthesia have all been successfully used in patients undergoing emergency TEVAR [12][13][14]. There are, however, no large comparative studies showing superiority of one technique over the other.…”
Section: Type Of Anesthesiamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…With the previously described goals set forward, local, regional or general anesthesia have all been successfully used in patients undergoing emergency TEVAR [12][13][14]. There are, however, no large comparative studies showing superiority of one technique over the other.…”
Section: Type Of Anesthesiamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Anestezi yöntemi olarak; genel anestezi, rejyonel anestezi, lokal anestezi ve sedoanaljezi teknikleri sıklıkla uygulanabilmektedir [5][6][7][8][9]. Bu çalışmamızda torakal ve abdominal aort patolojilerin endovasküler tedavisinde uyguladığımız anestezi yöntemlerini karşılaştırmayı ve literatür eşliğinde tartışmayı amaçladık.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified