Dexmedetomidine in the management of severe tetanus

According to the same author, its administration did not fully control the muscle spasm, but decreased their frequency and severity and reduced the use of sedative drugs to control muscle spasms and cardiovascular instability. The patient died because of nosocomial pneumonia despite multidrug antibi...

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Published in:Indian journal of anaesthesia 2014-01, Vol.58 (1), p.96-97
Main Authors: Ozer-Cinar, Surhan, Isil, Canan Tulay, Paksoy, Inci
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac arrhythmia
Care and treatment
Case studies
Dexmedetomidine
Diagnosis
Hypertension
Letters to Editor
Mortality
Patient outcomes
Patients
Tetanus
Ventilation
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Summary:According to the same author, its administration did not fully control the muscle spasm, but decreased their frequency and severity and reduced the use of sedative drugs to control muscle spasms and cardiovascular instability. The patient died because of nosocomial pneumonia despite multidrug antibiotherapy. [...]dexemedetomidine can be a good alternative drug for resistant SOA during tetanus management.
ISSN:0019-5049
0976-2817
DOI:10.4103/0019-5049.126847