Pectoral nerve II block, transversus thoracic muscle plane block, and dexmedetomidine for breast surgery in a patient with achondroplasia: a case report

Pectoral nerve II block, transversus thoracic muscle plane block, and dexmedetomidine for breast surgery in a patient with achondroplasia: a case report

Abstract Background Patients with achondroplasia have various airway deformations and spinal anatomic abnormalities; therefore, performing general anesthesia and neuraxial anesthesia in such patients can be challenging. Case presentation A 56-year-old, 112-cm, 30-kg woman was scheduled to undergo pa...

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Main Authors: Toshiyuki Nakanishi, Manabu Yoshimura, Takashi Toriumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-07-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
Achondroplasia
Pectoral nerve block
Transversus thoracic muscle plane block
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-019-0267-5

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