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Dexmedetomidine Infusion Perioperative to Control Agitation in Non-intubated Young Patient with Cystic Fibrosis Undergoing Upper Arm Ultrasound Guided Totally Implantable Port-A-Cath Placement: A Case Report

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Giordano C, Pini Prato A, Casciaro R, Simonini A

Untreated anxiety can lead to difficult induction, increased postoperative pain, greater analgesic requirements, emergence agitation and even postoperative psychological effects and behavioral issue. The Dexmedetomidine [DMET] could be an effective sedative analgesic agent for analgesia peri-operative management in young patients anxious and agitated, with “difficult of ventilation and intubation”, undergoing brief and minimally invasive surgical procedures without the need of tracheal intubation. We described a case of successfully used the Dexmedetomidine for sedation and analgesia during ultrasound guided percutaneous right arm Port-A-Cath device implantation in agitation young patient affected by cystic fibrosis with respiratory failure. The aim of this case report was e... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-903X.1000153

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