Dexmedetomidine supplemented with local anesthesia for awake laryngoplasty.
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چکیده
Certain laryngeal procedures require a sedated patient who is responsive to allow for the assessment of vocalization. Dexmedetomidine as a single agent for sedation and anxiolysis for awake laryngoplasty in a patient with unilateral vocal fold paralysis is presented.
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[Sedation using dexmedetomidine and remifentanil with local anesthesia for intraoperative speech monitoring: a case report].
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical anesthesia
دوره 21 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009