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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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3788244/ |