INTRODUCTION: Endotracheal intubation is the gold standard to protect the airway during general anes- thesia. It is the commonest technique in medical practice with a low complication rate. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We report a case of left pyriform fossa perforation in a child after apparently uneventful nasotracheal intubation for tonsillectomy. DISCUSSION: This is a rare complication. Physicians performing endotracheal intubation ... Read more

Hormonal stress response due to manipulation of the upper and lower respiratory tracts occurring during rigid bronchoscopy represents a potentially great hazard to safeanesthesia.There were many attempts to attenuate these adverse effects.Dexmedetomidine is highly selective, short-acting central alpha 2 agonist. It has increasingly gained popularity among anesthesiologists as adjuvant to general and regional anesthesia techniques. This study was conducted to ... Read more

Bronchoscopy entails significant manipulation of the upper and lower respiratory tracts with marked hemodynamic response and therefore represents a potentially greater hazard to safe anesthesia.There have been many attempts to attenuate these adverse effects. Dexmedetomidine is highly selective, short-acting central alpha 2 agonist. It has increasingly gained popularity among anesthesiologists as adjuvant to general and regional anesthesia techniques. This study ... Read more

Comparing effect of adjuvants on quality and duration of regional intravenous anesthetics Read more