CERVICAL EPIDURAL BLOCK AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO GENERAL ANESTHESIA IN A PATIENT WITH ANTICIPATED DIFFICULT AIRWAY AND DERANGED THYROID FUNCTION FOR THYROID SURGERIES

Abstract

Kailash Prabhudev1, Basireddy Hariprasad Reddy2, Prabhakar Rao Dharmavaram3

Choosing safe anesthetic technique is pivotal role for anesthesiologist. It depends Age, preexisting systemic diseases and Type of surgery. In this case report we have chosen Cervical Epidural Block as an alternative to General Anesthesia for a case of Adenoma Thyroid undergoing Hemi thyroidectomy with deranged thyroid function and difficult Airway.

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