Remifentanil and high thoracic epidural anaesthesia: a successful combination for patients with myasthenia gravis undergoing transsternal thymectomy

Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2005 May;22(5):397-9. doi: 10.1017/s0265021505250676.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage
  • Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects
  • Anesthesia, Epidural / adverse effects
  • Anesthesia, Epidural / methods*
  • Anesthetics, Combined / administration & dosage*
  • Anesthetics, Combined / adverse effects
  • Anesthetics, Intravenous / administration & dosage
  • Anesthetics, Local / administration & dosage
  • Atracurium
  • Blood Gas Analysis / methods
  • Bupivacaine / administration & dosage
  • Bupivacaine / adverse effects
  • Bupivacaine / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Fentanyl
  • Humans
  • Intubation, Intratracheal / methods
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods
  • Myasthenia Gravis / surgery*
  • Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents / administration & dosage
  • Piperidines / administration & dosage*
  • Piperidines / adverse effects
  • Propofol
  • Remifentanil
  • Respiration / drug effects
  • Respiratory Function Tests / methods
  • Thymectomy / methods*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Anesthetics, Combined
  • Anesthetics, Intravenous
  • Anesthetics, Local
  • Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents
  • Piperidines
  • Atracurium
  • Remifentanil
  • Fentanyl
  • Bupivacaine
  • Propofol