Epidural Analgesia and Avoidance of Blood Transfusion are Associated with Reduced Mortality in Patients with Postoperative Pulmonary Complications Following Thoracotomic Esophagectomy: a Retrospective Cohort Study of 335 Patients

by Kai Björn Kaufmann, Wolfgang Baar, Torben Glatz, Jens Höppner, Hartmut Bürkle, Ulrich Göbel, Sebastian J. Heinrich · 2019