Clinical and economic impact of substituting dexmedetomidine for propofol due to a US drug shortage: Examination of coronary artery bypass graft patients at an urban medical centre

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 149-157

  Thoma, Brandi N ^a   Li, Julius ^a   McDaniel, Cara M ^a   Wordell, Cindy J ^a   Cavarocchi, Nicholas ^b   Pizzi, Laura T ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Jefferson School of Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPOFOL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84894056806     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: 11792027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40273-013-0116-8     Document Type: Article

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