Dexmedetomidine Infusion Associated with Transient Adrenal Insufficiency in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective α (2)-adrenoceptor agonist used for sedation due to its anxiolytic and analgesic properties without respiratory compromise. Due to its structural similarity to etomidate, there has been concern that dexmedetomidine may cause adrenal insufficiency. This concern w...

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Autores principales: Tucker, Elizabeth W., Cooke, David W., Kudchadkar, Sapna R., Klaus, Sybil Ann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3670516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23762715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/207907

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3670516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23762715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/207907

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