Anaesthetic Management with Dexmedetomidine for Intraoperative Awake Test in Correction of Scoliosis; a Case Report

ABSTRACT

Damage to spinal cord and its subsequent neurological deficits have been recognized as the complications of scoliosisrepair surgery. Wake up test has been a safe, simple and reliable method to recognize such complications. Dexmedetomidineand Sevoflurane were the main anaesthetics for a 14 year old girl who underwent a scoliosis repair surgery with the intraoperative wake-up test and hemodynamic stability. The analgesic property of Dexmedetomidine was complemented by thecontinuous Fentanyl infusion. Dexmedetomidine, Sevoflurane and continuous Fentanyl infusions were administered toachieve the maintenance of the anesthesia. These anaesthetic regimens produced a satisfactory result for the intra operativehemodynamic stability and the wake-up test with the minimum complication. Here, a case of scoliotic repair surgery waspresented using Dexmetomidine, Sevoflurane and Fentanyl infusion as the safe anaesthetic regimens.