Dexmedetomidine sedation for awake tracheotomy: case report and literature review

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Marianne D David, Lorenzo De Marchi

Abstract

The safe administration of conscious sedation in a patient with a critical airway who underwent awake tracheotomy using dexmedetomidine, a selective alpha(2)-agonist with sympatholytic, anxiolytic, analgesic, and sedative properties, is presented. Unlike other commonly used sedative agents, dexmedetomidine provided adequate sedation with minimal respiratory depression.

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