Population
1 patient undergoing right lower lobectomy
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
50 hours postoperatively
Authors
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May mask postoperative MI symptoms; leaves open whether enhanced surveillance is warranted with thoracic epidural analgesia.
Thoracic epidural analgesia may mask typical anginal pain in the postoperative period, potentially delaying the diagnosis of myocardial infarction.
Augoustides et al. (1999) studied this question.