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Effects of a Clonidine Taper on Dexmedetomidine Use and Withdrawal in Adult Critically Ill Patients—A Pilot Study

OBJECTIVES: Prolonged use of dexmedetomidine has become increasingly common due to its favorable sedative and anxiolytic properties. Hypersympathetic withdrawal symptoms have been reported with abrupt discontinuation of prolonged dexmedetomidine infusions. Clonidine has been used to transition patie...

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Autores principales: Bhatt, Krupa, Thompson Quan, Ashley, Baumgartner, Laura, Jia, Shawn, Croci, Rhiannon, Puntillo, Kathleen, Ramsay, James, Bouajram, Rima H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7641427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33163969
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000245