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Dexmedetomidine supplemented with local anesthesia for awake laryngoplasty |
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| Authors: | Basem Abdelmalak MD Staff Anesthesiologist Larina Gutenberg DO Resident Robert R. Lorenz MD Staff Surgeon Michael Smith MD Staff Anesthesiologist Ehab Farag MD Staff Anesthesiologist D. John Doyle MD PhD Staff Anesthesiologist |
| Affiliation: | aDepartments of General Anesthesiology and Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA;bDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Department of Otolaryngology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA |
| 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. |
| Keywords: | Awake laryngoplasty Dexmedetomidine Otorhinolaryngologic surgery Unilateral vocal fold paralysis |
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