Update on dexmedetomidine: use in nonintubated patients requiring sedation for surgical procedures

Mohanad Shukry, Jeffrey A MillerUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USAAbstract: Dexmedetomidine was introduced two decades ago as a sedative and supplement to sedation in the intensive care un...

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Main Authors: Mohanad Shukry, Jeffrey A Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2010-03-01
Series:Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/update-on-dexmedetomidine-use-in-nonintubated-patients-requiring-sedat-a4073