Respiratory effects of dexmedetomidine in the surgical patient requiring intensive care

Critical Care

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 302-308

  Venn, R M ^a   Hell, J ^a   Grounds, R M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoceptor agonist; Analgesia; Dexmedetomidine; Intensive care; Postoperative; Respiratory; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MORPHINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 0033803263     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc712     Document Type: Article

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