Dexmedetomidine supplemented with local anesthesia for awake laryngoplasty

Basem Abdelmalak; Larina Gutenberg; Robert R Lorenz; Michael Smith; Ehab Farag; D John Doyle

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.11.009

Dexmedetomidine supplemented with local anesthesia for awake laryngoplasty

J Clin Anesth. 2009 Sep;21(6):442-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.11.009.

Authors

Basem Abdelmalak¹, Larina Gutenberg, Robert R Lorenz, Michael Smith, Ehab Farag, D John Doyle

Affiliation

¹ Departments of General Anesthesiology and Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 19833280
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.11.009

Abstract

Certain laryngeal procedures require a sedated patient who is responsive to allow for the assessment of vocalization. Dexmedetomidine as a single agent for sedation and anxiolysis for awake laryngoplasty in a patient with unilateral vocal fold paralysis is presented.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Anesthesia, Local / methods
Dexmedetomidine / administration & dosage*
Humans
Hypnotics and Sedatives / administration & dosage*
Larynx / surgery*
Male
Vocal Cord Paralysis / surgery
Wakefulness

Substances

Hypnotics and Sedatives
Dexmedetomidine