European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · Jan 1995
The effect of epidural anaesthesia on peripheral resistance and graft flow following femorodistal reconstruction.
To determine the extent to which epidural anaesthesia influences peripheral resistance and graft blood flow following femorocrural reconstruction. ⋯ Epidural anaesthesia significantly decreases peripheral resistance and increases graft blood flow in femorocrural grafts and would appear, therefore, to be of benefit for patients undergoing femorodistal reconstruction.