"The conjugal airway: yours or mine?" fine tuning of voice during thyroplasty under dexmedetomidine sedation
- Author:
Chua Jeffry C.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Human;
Female;
Adult;
VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;
LARYNGOPLASTY;
MONONEUROPATHIES;
DEXMEDETOMIDINE
- From:
Philippine Journal of Anesthesiology
2008;20(1):38-44
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
This is a case of a 37 ear old female who as scheduled to undergo thyroplassty for left vocal cord paralysis due to chronic focal mononeuropathy of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve. Correct placement of the implant would be verified by awakening the patient at a predetermined time and asking her to phonate. This was accomplished under balanced anesthesia using mask inhalation of titrated concentration of sevoflurane and contunous intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine.
