Dexmedetomidine: Promising drug for pediatric sedation?

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 493-494

  Munoz, Ricardo ^a   Berry, Donald ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Cardiac; Dexmedetomidine; Pediatric; Sedation; agonist

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EDITORIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 22144455707     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000163284.26623.D7     Document Type: Editorial

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