Dexmedetomidine infusion for sedation during fiberoptic intubation: A report of three cases

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 124-126

  Grant, Stuart A ^a   Breslin, Dara S ^a   MacLeod, David B ^a   Gleason, David ^a   Martin, Gavin ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha adrenergic agonist; Awake fiberoptic intubation; Dexmedetomidine; Difficult airway

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INFUSION; FIBER OPTICS; GLOTTIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; INTUBATION; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEDATION; SPINE SURGERY; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 2142702854     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.05.010     Document Type: Article

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