title: Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery under high thoracic epidural.
abstract: This report describes the use of high-thoracic epidural anesthesia for a patient undergoing minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15240, USA. jupst8@imap.pitt.edu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paiste
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Bjerke
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Zenati
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Nagy
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures