Abstract:We report a case of a 24-year-old male patient with blunt brachiocephalic trunk injury, who was given low-dose dexmedetomidine (DEX) for 2 weeks to help smoothly pass the preparation period before the recanalization operation. Because the patient’s vital signs were stable after the injury, the surgeon did not perform emergency surgery. Taking into account the characteristics of blunt brachiocephalic trunk injury, it is necessary to avoid damage to or even rupture of brachiocephalic trunk resulting from irritab… Show more
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