Anesth Analg 2001;93:1486-1488
© 2001 International Anesthesia Research Society
CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA
Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Under High Thoracic Epidural
Juhan Paiste, MD* ,
Richard J. Bjerke, MD* ,
John P. Williams, MD*,
Marco A. Zenati, MD*, and
Gail E. Nagy, CRNA
*Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; and VA Pittsburgh Health Care System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Juhan Paiste, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh, Staff Anesthesiologist, VA Medical Center, University Drive C, Pittsburgh, PA 15240. Address e-mail to jupst8{at}imap.pitt.edu
IMPLICATIONS: This report describes the use of high-thoracic epidural anesthesia for a patient undergoing minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass.
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