Aydın, GülçinAydın, OktayPehlivanlı, Faruk2025-01-212025-01-2120191309-9833https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.411186https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/514471https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/23195The anesthesia management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in upper abdominal surgery is fairly difficult. The application of general anesthesia includes post-operative pulmonary and cardiac complications. We aim to share our experience of a good alternative to general anesthesia in a stage four COPD geriatric patient with thoracic epidural block. © 2019, Pamukkale University. All rights reserved.trinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessepidural anesthesia; Upper abdominal surgeryArticle12116716810.31362/patd.4111862-s2.0-85160911131Q4514471