Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 892-896 , December 2007

Anesthesia Technique for Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Mediastinal Lymph Node

  • Mona Sarkiss, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Mona Sarkiss, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 409, Houston, TX 77030.
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  • Marcus Kennedy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
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  • Bernhard Riedel, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Peter Norman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Rodolfo Morice, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
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  • Carlos Jimenez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
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  • George Eapen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.

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 Gerard R. Manecke, Jr, MDSection Editor

PII: S1053-0770(07)00293-5

doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2007.09.017

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 892-896 , December 2007

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