Anesthesia for opioid addict: Challenges for perioperative physician

Anesthesia for opioid addict: Challenges for perioperative physician

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Opioid addiction is on a rise globally.Such a patient presents to an anesthesiologist as well as to the surgeon with an array of gator phi gator 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 managed for opioid addiction followed by a planned anesthesia.

We hereby discuss the challenges faced during vista 5 vl5 perioperative period.