Dexmedetomidine: New avenues

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 297-302

  Grewal, Anju ^a  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATIPAMEZOLE; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; ROPIVACAINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGITATION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DELIRIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; EDITORIAL; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MOOD DISORDER; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SHIVERING; SPASTICITY; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 80051634505     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.83670     Document Type: Editorial

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