Incidence of cardiac arrest increases with the indiscriminate use of dexmedetomidine: A case series and review of published case reports

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 165-167

  Bharati, Saswata ^a   Pal, Anirban ^a   Biswas, Chaitali ^a   Biswas, Rajasree ^a  

^a CALCUTTA NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

dexmedetomidine; fentanyl; heart arrest; propofol

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROSURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; AGED; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84855354902     PISSN: 18754597     EISSN: 1875452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aat.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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