Remifentanil and Midazolam for Procedure Sedation and Analgesia in a Patient with Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing Debridement

Patients with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) often develop pressure sores owing to prolonged immobility, necessitating multiple debridement surgeries. General and regional anesthesia are commonly used during surgical or examination procedures; however, autonomic dysreflexia frequently occurs. There is...

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Main Authors: Meng-Hsuan Lei, Yi-Han Chu, Kuei-Lin Liao, Zhi-Fu Wu
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_122_24
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description Patients with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) often develop pressure sores owing to prolonged immobility, necessitating multiple debridement surgeries. General and regional anesthesia are commonly used during surgical or examination procedures; however, autonomic dysreflexia frequently occurs. There is no consensus on the ideal technique for the perioperative anaesthesia management in this population. Here, we present the case of a 74-year-old female with a SCI who successfully received procedural sedation and analgesia with intravenous midazolam and remifentanil.
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spelling doaj-art-e4b6773861884615ba142dd7df3f0e212025-08-20T03:30:08ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Medical Sciences1011-45642542-49392025-07-0145311411610.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_122_24Remifentanil and Midazolam for Procedure Sedation and Analgesia in a Patient with Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing DebridementMeng-Hsuan LeiYi-Han ChuKuei-Lin LiaoZhi-Fu WuPatients with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) often develop pressure sores owing to prolonged immobility, necessitating multiple debridement surgeries. General and regional anesthesia are commonly used during surgical or examination procedures; however, autonomic dysreflexia frequently occurs. There is no consensus on the ideal technique for the perioperative anaesthesia management in this population. Here, we present the case of a 74-year-old female with a SCI who successfully received procedural sedation and analgesia with intravenous midazolam and remifentanil.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_122_24spinal cord injuryautonomic dysreflexiaremifentanilmidazolam
spellingShingle Meng-Hsuan Lei
Yi-Han Chu
Kuei-Lin Liao
Zhi-Fu Wu
Remifentanil and Midazolam for Procedure Sedation and Analgesia in a Patient with Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing Debridement
Journal of Medical Sciences
spinal cord injury
autonomic dysreflexia
remifentanil
midazolam
title Remifentanil and Midazolam for Procedure Sedation and Analgesia in a Patient with Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing Debridement
title_full Remifentanil and Midazolam for Procedure Sedation and Analgesia in a Patient with Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing Debridement
title_fullStr Remifentanil and Midazolam for Procedure Sedation and Analgesia in a Patient with Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing Debridement
title_full_unstemmed Remifentanil and Midazolam for Procedure Sedation and Analgesia in a Patient with Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing Debridement
title_short Remifentanil and Midazolam for Procedure Sedation and Analgesia in a Patient with Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing Debridement
title_sort remifentanil and midazolam for procedure sedation and analgesia in a patient with spinal cord injury undergoing debridement
topic spinal cord injury
autonomic dysreflexia
remifentanil
midazolam
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_122_24
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