Asystole after Orthotopic Lung Transplantation: Examining the Interaction of Cardiac Denervation and Dexmedetomidine

Dexmedetomidine is an α2-receptor agonist commonly used for sedation and analgesia in ICU patients. Dexmedetomidine is known to provide sympatholysis and also to have direct atrioventricular and sinoatrial node inhibitory effects. In rare instances, orthotopic lung transplantation has been associate...

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Main Authors: Christopher Allen-John Webb, Paul David Weyker, Brigid Colleen Flynn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/203240