Combination of high-dose dexmedetomidine sedation and fascia iliaca compartment block for hip fracture surgery.
Two patients with hip fracture and with severe cardiac disease, who were anesthetized using a combination of dexmedetomidine sedation and fascia iliaca compartment block, are reported. The block covered almost the entire skin incision area and the major area of the fractured bone. The hemodynamic status and respiratory condition of both patients were stable throughout the surgery.
Kunisawa
Takayuki
T
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 0788510, Japan.
Ota
Misaki
M
Suzuki
Akihiro
A
Takahata
Osamu
O
Iwasaki
Hiroshi
H
D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000503:physiopathology; D020927:Dexmedetomidine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*
D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D020927:Dexmedetomidine