2017
DOI: 10.1186/s40981-017-0101-x
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Dexmedetomidine-treated hyperventilation syndrome triggered by the distress related with a urinary catheter after general anesthesia: a case report

Abstract: BackgroundHyperventilation syndrome (HVS) sometimes occurs in patients under stressful conditions and may provoke severe complications such as myocardial infarction and death. The authors report a case of HVS following general anesthesia, where a continuous intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine was effective for HVS.Case presentationA 23-year-old male patient with recurrent tongue cancer was scheduled to undergo partial glossectomy and neck dissection. Emergence from general anesthesia was prompt. Twenty-two… Show more

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“…In summary, the management becomes analytical: administration of an alpha-2 agonist allows one to separate the physiological versus pharmacological factors involved in the management of ventilatory distress (increased inspiratory activity versus depressed or preserved respiratory generator; ataraxia ( 8 , 149 ) versus deep sedation).…”
Section: Switching In Unstable Patientsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In summary, the management becomes analytical: administration of an alpha-2 agonist allows one to separate the physiological versus pharmacological factors involved in the management of ventilatory distress (increased inspiratory activity versus depressed or preserved respiratory generator; ataraxia ( 8 , 149 ) versus deep sedation).…”
Section: Switching In Unstable Patientsmentioning
confidence: 99%