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Multimodal Anesthesia for Glaucoma Surgery in a Child with Mitochondrial Disease and Malignant Hyperthermia - Juniper Publishers - Journal of Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine

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Juniper Publishers - Open Access Journals Multimodal Anesthesia for Glaucoma Surgery in a Child with Mitochondrial Disease and Malignant Hyperthermia Authored by Benjamin Pruden Mitochondrial diseases (MD) are characterized by impairments of mitochondrial function that precipitate metabolic acidosis. An 8-year-old MD female with prior anesthesia exposure complicated by metabolic acidosis, seizures and propofol infusion syndrome, presented for glaucoma surgery. We present a multi modal balanced anesthetic technique used to successfully manage this complex case. To view Full Text in our Journal of Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine           

Clinical Efficacy of Clonidine versus Fentanyl as Spinal Adjuvant to 0.5% Hyperbaric Bupivacaine for Knee Arthroscopy under Subarachnoid Block- A Comparative Evaluation - Juniper Publishers - Journal of Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine

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Juniper Publishers - Open Access Journals Clinical Efficacy of Clonidine versus Fentanyl as Spinal Adjuvant to 0.5% Hyperbaric Bupivacaine for Knee Arthroscopy under Subarachnoid Block- A Comparative Evaluation Authored by Kumkum Gupta Neuraxial techniques are safe and possess many benefits with drawback of short duration of anesthetic action. A small mass of local anesthetic can produce profound and reproducible surgical anesthesia. The present was aimed to compare the clinical efficacy and safety of clonidine versus fentanyl as spinal adjuvant to 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine for knee arthroscopy. To view more Full Text in Juniper Publishers