The use of dexmedetomidine in critically ill children

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 381-386

  Czaja, Angela S ^a   Zimmerman, Jerry J ^b  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Critical care; Dexmedetomidine; Mechanical ventilation; Pediatric; Sedation

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; OPIATE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68849097671     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181a3191f     Document Type: Article

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