Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Sherif Kamal Arafa

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• Research Article
  Effect of Multiple Doses of Dexmedetomidine for Moderate Sedation Facilitating Intubation during Nasotracheal Fiberoptic Laryngoscope in Awake Patients-A Randomized Prospective Study
  Author(s): Sherif Kamal Arafa, Amir Abozikry ElSayed Sherif Kamal Arafa, Amir Abozikry ElSayed
  
  Background: Nasal fiberoptic intubation in fully conscious patients is the gold standard technique of choice in known difficult airway as cervical instability, limited mouth opening and any facial defects. The usage of an ideal sedation agent with a perfect dose or regimen securing stability of hemodynamic conditions and optimizing the intubating condition at the same time is an indispensable demand for awake fiberoptic intubation. Aim: To detect variant efficiency of different doses of dexmedetomidine used for conscious sedation facilitating intubation by using nasotracheal fiberoptic laryngoscope in awake patients. Methods: The study was performed in a prospective, blinded, randomized manner to compare the effect of different loading and maintenance doses of dexmedetomidine during awake fiberoptic intubation on 4.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000802

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