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Radiation Dermatitis

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Difficult AirwayVideo LaryngoscopeSkin FragilityCareful PositioningAvoid VasoconstrictorsDry MouthAvoid HypothermiaImpaired Wound HealingTrismus

Pathophysiology

Radiation dermatitis is skin injury from ionizing radiation, and it comes in two clinically different forms. Acute dermatitis appears during or soon after a course of therapy as erythema and...

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