New agents, new monitors, same unanswered questions

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1166-1168

  Colombo, James A ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bispectral index; Dexmedetomidine; Intensive care unit; Mechanical ventilation; Sedation; 2 adrenergic agonists

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DEXMEDETOMIDINE;

ANALGESIA; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0036251231     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200205000-00040     Document Type: Editorial

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