Use of dexmedetomidine as a sedative and analgesic agent in critically ill adult patients: A meta-analysis

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 926-939

  Tan, Jen A ^a   Ho, Kwok M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Hypotension; Intensive care unit; Outcomes; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HALOPERIDOL; KETOROLAC; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; TENOXICAM;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DELIRIUM; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LANGUAGE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77954459092     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-1877-6     Document Type: Review

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