Intravenous dexmedetomidine sedation for spinal anesthesia in the prone knee-chest position for lumbar laminectomy surgery

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 353-355

  Günaydin, Berrin ^a,b   Özköse, Zerrin ^a   Tarhan, Belde ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dexmedetomidine; Lumbar laminectomy; Prone position

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRADYCARDIA; BREATHING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SEDATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 9644310426     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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