High-dose Dexmedetomidine increases the opioid-free interval and decreases opioid requirement after tonsillectomy in children

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 540-550

  Pestieau, Sophie R ^a   Quezado, Zenaide M N ^a   Johnson, Yewande J ^a   Anderson, Jennifer L ^a   Cheng, Yao I ^b   McCarter, Robert J ^b   Choi, Sukgi ^a   Finkel, Julia C ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOVERY ROOM; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 79959987763     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-011-9493-7     Document Type: Article

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