Sedation using dexmedetomidine and remifentanil with local anesthesia for intraoperative speech monitoring: a case report

Background and objective: Some surgical procedures such as laryngoplasty require patients to remain conscious during the intraoperative phase in order to enable speech monitoring. Dexmedetomidine and remifentanil were used in this study, since they promote appropriate patient collaboration with faci...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Riedi de Andrade, Yara Marcondes Machado Castiglia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S010400141730101X