Anesthesia for opioid addict: Challenges for perioperative physician

Opioid addiction is on a rise globally. Such a patient presents to an anesthesiologist as well as to the surgeon with an array of challenges. We present the case of an opioid addict (pentazocine) who presented for debridement and grafting of eschars and old healed scars. Initially he was medically m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Goyal, Rohit, Khurana, Gurjeet, Jindal, Parul, Sharma, J P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3788244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24106370
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.117113
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Sumario:Opioid addiction is on a rise globally. Such a patient presents to an anesthesiologist as well as to the surgeon with an array of challenges. We present the case of an opioid addict (pentazocine) who presented for debridement and grafting of eschars and old healed scars. Initially he was medically managed for opioid addiction followed by a planned anesthesia. We hereby discuss the challenges faced during perioperative period.

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