Impact of dexmedetomidine on analgesic requirements in patients after cardiac surgery in a fast-track recovery room setting

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1427-1432

  Barletta, Jeffrey F ^a   Miedema, Sherri L ^a   Wiseman, Douglas ^a   Heiser, John C ^b   McAllen, Karen J ^a  

^a Spectrum Health ^*  (United States)

^b West Michigan Cardiothoracic Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiothoracic surgery; Dexmedetomidine; Propofol; Sedation

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECOVERY ROOM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROPOFOL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 73349131408     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.29.12.1427     Document Type: Article

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