Publications by authors named "Marie-Frederique Noel"
Purpose: We describe the first published cases of awake cardiac surgery in Canada. In addition, a novel anesthetic technique consisting of combined femoral block/high epidural thoracic anesthesia is presented.
Clinical Features: Two patients, both 65 yr of age and with good left ventricular function, were scheduled to undergo off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) for two grafts each.