International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 258-261 , July 2009

Intravenous dexmedetomidine as an adjunct for labor analgesia and cesarean delivery anesthesia in a parturient with a tethered spinal cord

  • A. Palanisamy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • R.J. Klickovich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • M. Ramsay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
    • ,
  • D.W. Ouyang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • L.C. Tsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Lawrence C. Tsen, MD, Associate Professor of Anaesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA. Tel.: +617 732 8216.

,Accepted 30 October 2008.

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PII: S0959-289X(08)00160-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.10.002

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 258-261 , July 2009

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