Dexmedetomidine provides optimum conditions during awake fiberoptic intubation in simulated cervical spine injury patients

Dexmedetomidine provides optimum conditions during awake fiberoptic intubation in simulated cervical spine injury patients

Background and Aims: We undertook this study to assess if a small-dose of dexmedetomidine (DEX) for conscious sedation during awake fiberoptic intubation (AFOI) in simulated cervical spine injury (CSI) patients provides optimum conditions and fulfills the need of postintubation neurological examinat...

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Main Authors: Pooja Chopra, Madhu Bala Dixit, Aashish Dang, Vibhuti Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
Awake fiberoptic intubation
cervical spine injury
dexmedetomidine
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2016;volume=32;issue=1;spage=54;epage=58;aulast=Chopra

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