Alpha2-adrenoceptor agonists in intensive care medicine: Prevention and treatment of withdrawal

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 459-470

  Tryba, Michael ^a  

^a University Teaching Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Clonidine; ICU; Lofexidine; Opioids; Sympathetic hyperactivity; Withdrawal; 2 adrenoceptor agonists

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; LOFEXIDINE; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGITATION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CONSTIPATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWEATING; TACHYCARDIA; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0033740925     PISSN: 15216896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/bean.2000.0098     Document Type: Article

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