Dexmedetomidine for sedation in intensive care. Literature review and clinical experience

Dexmedetomidine for sedation in intensive care. Literature review and clinical experience

Dexmedetomidine is a fairly new and promising drug for use in intensive care and surgery. Due to the fact that it is an agonist of alpha-2-adrenoceptors, dexmedetomidine has an analgesic, sedative effect and affects hemodynamic parameters. Due to the fact that dexmedetomedin does not have the abili...

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Main Authors: Dmytro Dmytriiev, Dmytro Bortnik, Y Rudnitsky, S Heranin, N Korenchuk
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Interdisciplinary Academy of Pain Medicine 2020-06-01
Series:Perioperative Medicine
Subjects:
dexmedetomidine
sedation
pain
intensive care
sleep
delirium
Online Access:https://perioperative.org.ua/index.php/prtmdc/article/view/44
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Summary:Dexmedetomidine is a fairly new and promising drug for use in intensive care and surgery. Due to the fact that it is an agonist of alpha-2-adrenoceptors, dexmedetomidine has an analgesic, sedative effect and affects hemodynamic parameters. Due to the fact that dexmedetomedin does not have the ability to suppress respiration, it is used in patients with respiratory disorders. Dexmedetomidine has minimal side effects and a wide range of uses.
ISSN:2616-339X
2617-2925

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