title: Dexmedetomidine supplemented with local anesthesia for awake laryngoplasty.
abstract: Certain laryngeal procedures require a sedated patient who is responsive to allow for the assessment of vocalization. Dexmedetomidine as a single agent for sedation and anxiolysis for awake laryngoplasty in a patient with unilateral vocal fold paralysis is presented.
authors.affiliation: Departments of General Anesthesiology and Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. abdelmb@ccf.org
authors.forename: Basem
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abdelmalak
authors.forename: Larina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gutenberg
authors.forename: Robert R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Lorenz
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Ehab
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Farag
authors.forename: D John
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Doyle
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods; D020927:Dexmedetomidine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007830:Larynx / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000601:surgery; D014851:Wakefulness
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D020927:Dexmedetomidine