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Emergency Palliative Cancer Care: Dexmedetomidine Treatment Experiences—A Retrospective Brief Report on Nine Consecutive Cases

INTRODUCTION: Dexmedetomidine, an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist with potential opioid sparing properties, is utilized in palliative medicine, but the knowledge base for this practice is limited. We describe concomitant use of dexmedetomidine and opioids in an acute palliative care unit. METHOD...

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Autores principales: Løhre, Erik Torbjørn, Svedahl, Augstein, Jakobsen, Gunnhild, Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll, Klepstad, Pål, Thronæs, Morten
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Healthcare 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10036681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36807085
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40122-023-00485-2