Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 442-443 , September 2009

Dexmedetomidine supplemented with local anesthesia for awake laryngoplasty

  • Basem Abdelmalak, MD (Staff Anesthesiologist)

      Affiliations

    • Departments of General Anesthesiology and Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of General Anesthesiology/E31, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Tel.: +1 216 444 3746; fax: +1 216 444 2294.
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  • Larina Gutenberg, DO (Resident)

      Affiliations

    • Departments of General Anesthesiology and Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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  • Robert R. Lorenz, MD (Staff Surgeon)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Department of Otolaryngology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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  • Michael Smith, MD (Staff Anesthesiologist)

      Affiliations

    • Departments of General Anesthesiology and Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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  • Ehab Farag, MD (Staff Anesthesiologist)

      Affiliations

    • Departments of General Anesthesiology and Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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  • D. John Doyle, MD, PhD (Staff Anesthesiologist)

      Affiliations

    • Departments of General Anesthesiology and Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA

Received 8 January 2008 ,Revised 31 October 2008 ,Accepted 10 November 2008.

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PII: S0952-8180(09)00210-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.11.009

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 442-443 , September 2009

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