Update on dexmedetomidine for adult ICU sedation

Connecticut Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 469-472

  Christensen, Ashley ^a,b  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEEP SEDATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DEEP SEDATION; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350044750     PISSN: 00106178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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