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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 528-529 |
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Cervical epidural analgesia in a case of oral cancer undergoing reconstructive surgery
Sridevi M Mulimani, Dayanand G Talikoti
Department of Anesthesiology, Shri B M Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Bijapur, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Sridevi M Mulimani
19 Ghatage Layout, Near Adarsh Nagar Police Station, Solapur Road, Bijapur, Karnataka
India
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.89897 PMID: 22174475
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We report a case of successful administration of cervical epidural analgesia in combination with general anaesthesia for a 50-year-old male patient of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with carcinoma of tongue undergoing reconstructive surgery. Cervical epidural analgesia was provided with intermittent doses of 0.25% bupivacaine intraoperatively in addition to general anaesthesia and intermittent doses of 0.125% bupivacaine with tramodol 1 mg/kg postoperatively. It provides marked decrease in requirement of anaesthetic drugs, rapid recovery, reduced intensive care unit stay, and less pulmonary complications. |
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