Open AccessHemodynamic responses and safety of sedation following premedication with dexmedetomidine and fentanyl during fiberoptic-assisted intubation in patients with predicted difficult airway
Author(s) -
Sunil Rajan,
Rittick Talukdar,
Pulak Tosh,
Jerry Paul,
Bindu K Vasu,
Lakshmi Kumar
Publication year - 2018
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_176_17
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , anesthesia , premedication , medicine , fentanyl , sedation , intubation , tracheal intubation , hemodynamics , airway
Awake fiberoptic intubation (AFOI) is the gold standard for the management of predicted difficult airway, and inappropriate sedation is a major cause leading to its failure.