Perioperative sublingual levodopa in Parkisnon's Disease: A useful alternative!
Timely administration of dopamine agonists is of the essence in Parkinson's disease. The perioperative period especially for abdominal surgeries under general anaesthesia poses a challenge to oral drug administration. Alternatives such as rotigotine patches and subcutaneous apomorphine administ...
Main Authors: | Pritee H Bhirud, Jalpa Arvind Kate |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2017;volume=61;issue=5;spage=432;epage=434;aulast=Bhirud |
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