Highly variable pharmacokinetics of dexmedetomidine during intensive care: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Iirola, Timo ^a   Laitio, Ruut ^a   Kentala, Erkki ^a   Aantaa, Riku ^a   Kurvinen, Juha Pekka ^a   Scheinin, Mika ^a   Olkkola, Klaus T ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCIUM GLUBIONATE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIAZEPAM; ENOXAPARIN; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; FLUCONAZOLE; FUROSEMIDE; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROCORTISONE; IMIPENEM; INDAPAMIDE; INSULIN; LACTULOSE; LORAZEPAM; METOPROLOL; METRONIDAZOLE; NORADRENALIN; ONDANSETRON; OXYCODONE; PANTOPRAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE SODIUM; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SIBUTRAMINE; TIGECYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HEMODIAFILTRATION; HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 77952609621     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-4-73     Document Type: Article

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