Laparoscopic appendectomy under spinal anesthesia with dexmedetomidine infusion

BackgroundLaparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is rarely performed under regional anesthesia because of pneumoperitoneum-related problems. We expected that dexmedetomidine would compensate for the problems arising from spinal anesthesia alone. Thus, we performed a feasibility study of spinal anesthesia wi...

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Main Authors: Go-Woon Jun, Min-Su Kim, Hun-Ju Yang, Tae-Yun Sung, Dong-Ho Park, Choon-Kyu Cho, Hee-Uk Kwon, Po-Soon Kang, Ju-Ik Moon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2014-10-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-67-246.pdf