Pro: Dexmedetomidine Should Be Used for Infants and Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 147-151

  Easley, R Blaine ^a   Tobias, Joseph D ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital heart disease; dexmedetomidine; pediatric cardiac anesthesia; pediatric critical care

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PANCURONIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

AGITATION; APNEA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; BREATHING DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS ARREST; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 38749092088     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2007.10.005     Document Type: Note

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