Dexmedetomidine: A novel drug for the treatment of atrial and junctional tachyarrhythmias during the perioperative period for congenital cardiac surgery: A preliminary study

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1514-1522

  Chrysostomou, Constantinos ^a   Beerman, Lee ^a   Shiderly, Dana ^a   Berry, Donald ^a   Morell, Victor O ^a   Munoz, Ricardo ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DOPAMINE; MILRINONE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; ILEUS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; VOMITING; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART ATRIUM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC JUNCTIONAL; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56149094268     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e318186499c     Document Type: Article

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