Defining the Role of Dexmedetomidine in the Prevention of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit

Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective α2 agonist used as a sedative agent. It also provides anxiolysis and sympatholysis without significant respiratory compromise or delirium. We conducted a systematic review to examine whether sedation of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) with dexmedetomid...

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Main Authors: S. Nelson, A. J. Muzyk, M. H. Bucklin, S. Brudney, J. P. Gagliardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/635737