Extended Infusion of Dexmedetomidine to an Infant at Sixty Times the Intended Rate

Dexmedetomidine is an α2 adrenergic agonist which has recently been approved in the United States for procedural sedation in adults. This report describes an infant who inadvertently received an intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine at a rate which was 60 times greater than intended. We describe t...

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Autores principales: Max, Bryan A., Mason, Keira P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2946583/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20885920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/825079
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description Dexmedetomidine is an α2 adrenergic agonist which has recently been approved in the United States for procedural sedation in adults. This report describes an infant who inadvertently received an intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine at a rate which was 60 times greater than intended. We describe the hemodynamic, respiratory, and sedative effects of this overdose.
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spelling pubmed-29465832010-09-30 Extended Infusion of Dexmedetomidine to an Infant at Sixty Times the Intended Rate Max, Bryan A. Mason, Keira P. Int J Pediatr Case Report Dexmedetomidine is an α2 adrenergic agonist which has recently been approved in the United States for procedural sedation in adults. This report describes an infant who inadvertently received an intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine at a rate which was 60 times greater than intended. We describe the hemodynamic, respiratory, and sedative effects of this overdose. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010 2010-09-08 /pmc/articles/PMC2946583/ /pubmed/20885920 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/825079 Text en Copyright © 2010 B. A. Max and K. P. Mason. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Extended Infusion of Dexmedetomidine to an Infant at Sixty Times the Intended Rate
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title_full Extended Infusion of Dexmedetomidine to an Infant at Sixty Times the Intended Rate
title_fullStr Extended Infusion of Dexmedetomidine to an Infant at Sixty Times the Intended Rate
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title_short Extended Infusion of Dexmedetomidine to an Infant at Sixty Times the Intended Rate
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2946583/
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