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Dexmedetomidine sedation reduces atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery compared to propofol: a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation occurs frequently in patients following cardiac surgery and can be a cause of increased morbidity and mortality. The use of dexmedetomidine to prevent atrial fibrillation is unclear. The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine sedation on...

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Autores principales: Liu, Xu, Zhang, Kai, Wang, Wei, Xie, Guohao, Fang, Xiangming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27654700
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1480-5