Premedication with intranasal dexmedetomidine decreases barbiturate requirement in pediatric patients sedated for magnetic resonance imaging: a retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Barbiturates are commonly used in ambulatory sedation of pediatric patients. However, use of barbiturates involve risks of respiratory complications. Dexmedetomidine, a highly selective α(2)-adrenoceptor agonist, is increasingly used for pediatric sedation. Premedication with intranasal...

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Autores principales: Uusalo, Panu, Lehtinen, Mirjam, Löyttyniemi, Eliisa, Manner, Tuula, Scheinin, Mika, Saari, Teijo I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6374898/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30760215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-019-0690-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6374898/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30760215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-019-0690-1

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