A phase II study to evaluate the efficacy of dexmedetomidine for sedation in the medical intensive care unit

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-207

  Venn, R M ^a   Newman, P J ^b   Grounds, R M ^b  

^a WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Cardiovascular; Critically ill; Dexmedetomidine; Intensive care; Sedation; 2 Adrenoceptor agonist

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; CREATININE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; EPHEDRINE; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0037302179     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-002-1579-9     Document Type: Article

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