Cervical epidural anesthesia for radical mastectomy in an elderly patient with severe respiratory compromise

Cervical epidural anesthesia for radical mastectomy in an elderly patient with severe respiratory compromise

Cervical epidural anesthesia for breast surgery has been described in a few trials on patients with good physical status. This case report describes the successful use of cervical epidural anesthesia in a patient with severe respiratory compromise without any complication. A 72-year-old female patie...

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Main Authors: Vikas Gogia, Chitra Chatterji, Ramesh Sarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Apollo Medicine
Subjects:
cervical epidural anesthesia
dexmedetomidine
forced vital capacity
low forced expiratory volume in 1 s
radical mastectomy
Online Access:http://www.apollomedicine.org/article.asp?issn=0976-0016;year=2019;volume=16;issue=2;spage=97;epage=99;aulast=Gogia

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http://www.apollomedicine.org/article.asp?issn=0976-0016;year=2019;volume=16;issue=2;spage=97;epage=99;aulast=Gogia

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