Open AccessEfficacy of dexmedetomidine as an adjunct in aiding video laryngoscope-assisted assessment of vocal cord movements at extubation following total thyroidectomy
Author(s) -
Santhosh Djearadjane,
Sunil Rajan,
Jerry Paul,
Lakshmi Kumar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_150_18
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , medicine , laryngoscopy , anesthesia , cord , thyroidectomy , hemodynamics , blood pressure , mean arterial pressure , heart rate , intubation , surgery , thyroid , sedation
Assessment of vocal cord movements following total thyroidectomy diagnoses recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. Use of videoscope along with sedatives may blunt hemodynamic responses seen with the conduct of direct laryngoscopy for assessing vocal cord mobility.