Congenital Maxillomandibular Synechiae: Anesthetic Approach with Ketamine and Dexmedetomidine Sedation for Surgical Division of Synechiae and Tracheostomy

Esra Caliskan

doi:10.5812/ijp.59266

Congenital Maxillomandibular Synechiae: Anesthetic Approach with Ketamine and Dexmedetomidine Sedation for Surgical Division of Synechiae and Tracheostomy

authors:

Esra Caliskan ^{1
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1 Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Adana, Turkey

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics: Vol.27, issue 5; e59266

published online: October 23, 2017

article type: Letter

received: July 31, 2017

accepted: September 2, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.59266

how to cite: Caliskan E. Congenital Maxillomandibular Synechiae: Anesthetic Approach with Ketamine and Dexmedetomidine Sedation for Surgical Division of Synechiae and Tracheostomy. Iran J Pediatr. 2017;27(5):e59266. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.59266.

Keywords

Congenital Maxillomandibular Synechiae Pediatric Anesthesia Dexmedetomidine Ketamine

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