Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan

Biography

Dr.  Teppei Yamada  is an Associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.  Dr. Teppei Yamada is the author/editors/reviewer in several international journals. He published  articles in many journals and the articles are informative and got good citations.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Anesthetic Management Using Epidural Anesthesia Combined with UltrasoundGuided Serratus Plane Block for Breast Surgery of Two Patients with Severe Respiratory Disorder
  Author(s): Kozue Eda, Nanako Ogura, Teppei Yamada, Koichi Fujii, Shigeki Yamaguchi and Shinsuke Hamaguchi*
  
  Background: Regional anesthesia is recommended for the anesthetic management of patients with low respiratory function undergoing mastectomy. We present two cases of breast surgery under thoracic epidural anesthesia in combination with ultrasound-guided serratus plane block (SPB) and intravenous sedation. General anesthesia was considered difficult to induce in these patients because of their underlying respiratory condition. Case presentation: Patient 1 was a 40-year-oldfemalewho underwent a partial phyllodes tumor resection. She had muscular dystrophy, diabetes mellitus, and allergic reaction to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen. We combined epidural anesthesia with SPB and inhalation of nitrous oxide and 0.5%-1.0% sevoflurane via a face mask under spontaneous breathing. Patient 2 was a 66-year-old wom.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-6148.20.11.944

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