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- Title
An introduction to the various role of dexmedetomidine.
- Authors
Jin Kyoung Kim
- Abstract
The article discusses various roles of dexmedetomidine, which is an alpha agonist with sedative, analgesic and sympatholytic effects. It is noted that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved it as a sedative for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units and applications of dexmedetomidine include as an adjunct to general anesthesia to attenuate the stress of intubation to decrease anesthetics for maintenance and postoperative analgesics.
- Subjects
DEXMEDETOMIDINE; ANALGESICS; UNITED States. Food &; Drug Administration; INTUBATION; TRANQUILIZING drugs
- Publication
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2016, Vol 69, Issue 6, p543
- ISSN
2005-6419
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4097/kjae.2016.69.6.543