title: Cervical epidural analgesia in a case of oral cancer undergoing reconstructive surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Shri B M Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Bijapur, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sridevi M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mulimani
authors.forename: Dayanand G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Talikoti