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Dexmedetomidine in medical cardiac intensive care units. Data from a multicenter prospective registry
Dexmedetomidine induces cooperative and arousable sedation. Our aim was to analyze dexmedetomidine use in medical cardiac intensive care units (CICU). Multicenter prospective registry of patients treated with dexmedetomidine in CICU. Consecutive inclusion during a 12-month period. A total of 410 pat...
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Published in: | International journal of cardiology 2020-07, Vol.310, p.162-166 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Dexmedetomidine induces cooperative and arousable sedation. Our aim was to analyze dexmedetomidine use in medical cardiac intensive care units (CICU).
Multicenter prospective registry of patients treated with dexmedetomidine in CICU. Consecutive inclusion during a 12-month period.
A total of 410 patients were included, mean age was 67.4 ± 13.9 years, and 94 (22.9%) were women. Before using dexmedetomidine, 247 patients (60.2%) had delirium, 48 developed delirium after dexmedetomidine use. In 178 (43.4%) dexmedetomidine was used during weaning from mechanical ventilation, with a reintubation rate of 10.1%, early reintubation rate ( |
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ISSN: | 0167-5273 1874-1754 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.04.002 |