Dexmedetomidine-midazolam versus Sufentanil-midazolam for Awake Fiberoptic Nasotracheal Intubation: A Randomized Double-blind Study

Background: Awake fiberoptic intubation (AFOI) is usually performed in the management of the predicted difficult airway. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of dexmedetomidine with midazolam (DM) and sufentanil with midazolam (SM) for sedation for awake fiberoptic nasotracheal intu...

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Published in:	Chinese Medical Journal
Main Authors:	Cheng-Wen Li, Yan-Dong Li, Hai-Tao Tian, Xian-Gang Kong, Kui Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer 2015-01-01
Subjects:	Awake Fiberoptic Intubation; Conscious Sedation; Dexmedetomidine; Midazolam; Sufentanil
Online Access:	http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2015;volume=128;issue=23;spage=3143;epage=3148;aulast=Li