Opioid sparing anaesthesia using dexmedetomidine in a morbidly obese patient with mandibular tumor requiring free fibular graft reconstruction surgery
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20201956Abstract
A 45 year old male diagnosed as a case of Ameloblastoma mandible, requiring mandibular reconstruction with a Free Fibular Flap graft was planned under general anaesthesia (GA).
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