title: Use of dexmedetomidine as the main anesthetic agent in patients with laryngo-tracheomalacia--a case report.
abstract: The successful use of Dexmedetomidine as the main anesthetic agent for three pediatric patients with tracheomalacia presenting for different kinds of urgent operations is described. Patients were kept spontaneously breathing without intubation during their whole procedures. Surgical conditions were adequate, and hemodynamic and respiratory profiles were within baseline limits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan. kalzaben@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al Zaben
authors.forename: Ibraheem
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Qudaisat
authors.forename: Bassam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Al Barazangi
authors.forename: Izdiad
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Badran
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods; D019162:Anesthetics, Combined / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020927:Dexmedetomidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007223:Infant; D055092:Laryngomalacia / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D055090:Tracheomalacia / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D020927:Dexmedetomidine