Awake laminotomy and discectomy using Dexmedetomidine as anesthetic

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 354-355

  Torres, Héctor M ^a   López, Serafín C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Alpha2 agonists; Ambulatory; Dexmedetomidine; Discectomy; Laminectomy

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES;

EID: 72849130584     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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