Kirov, Mikhail; Eremeev, Alexey; Smetkin, Alexey Anatolievich; Bjertnæs, Lars J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Our aim was to assess the efficacy of thoracic epidural anesthesia (EA) followed by postoperative
epidural infusion (EI) and patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) with ropivacaine/fentanyl in off-pump
coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB).
In a prospective study, 93 patients were scheduled for OPCAB under propofol/fentanyl anesthesia and randomized to three postoperative analgesia regimens ...