Use of dexmedetomidine for sedation of children hospitalized in the intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-147

  Carroll, Christopher L ^a   Krieger, Diane ^a   Campbell, Margaret ^a   Fisher, Daniel G ^a   Comeau, Leonard L ^a   Zucker, Aaron R ^a  

^a Farmington   (United States)

Author keywords

Dexmedetomidine; Pediatric; Sedation

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LORAZEPAM; MORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 44249124513     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.282     Document Type: Article

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