title: Thoracic epidural anesthesia and cardiac surgery: balancing postoperative risks associated with hematoma formation and thromboembolic phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. mchaney@dacc.uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Chaney
authors.forename: Julia K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Labovsky
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006406:Hematoma / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D019934:International Normalized Ratio; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011517:Prothrombin Time; D012306:Risk; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery