Postextubation laryngospasm abolished by doxapram
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Postextubation laryngospasm in a patient with spasmodic dysphonia.
THE anesthesia literature is full of information and recommendations for safely administering general anesthesia to patients with various myotonic, neuromuscular, and vocal cord disorders; however, little is published on speech disorders and how these often vocal cord– related afflictions can influence anesthetic management. This report discusses an incident of laryngospasm in a patient with sp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0003-2409,1365-2044
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1982.tb01757.x