Acute discontinuation syndrome from dexmedetomidine after protracted use in a pediatric patient [9]

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-88

  Weber, Mark D ^a   Thammasitboon, Satid ^a   Rosen, David A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE;

CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; LETTER; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VOMITING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 37249015511     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02377.x     Document Type: Letter

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