Multiple studies have used higher doses of dexmedetomidine and demonstrated a similar level of sedation when compared to benzodiazepines. [5,10,11,14] To our knowledge, no prior assessment of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DALLAS — Critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in the ICU who received early sedation with ...

A study published in the June 2011 issue of the Annals of Pharmacotherapy indicates that increasing doses of the drug dexmedetomidine may not enhance sedation in critically ill patients, according to ...

(HealthDay News) – The α 2-agonist dexmedetomidine is not inferior to the standard sedatives midazolam or propofol in its ability to maintain light-to-moderate sedation during mechanical ventilation, ...

Objectives: Although generally effective for sedation during noninvasive procedures, dexmedetomidine as the sole agent has not been uniformly successful for invasive procedures. To overcome some of ...

Among mechanically ventilated adults with sepsis being treated with light sedation, no differences were observed between dexmedetomidine, an alpha-2 receptor agonist, and propofol, a randomized trial ...

Intensive care unit patients on respirators who were sedated with the drug dexmedetomidine had more days alive without delirium or coma and better sedation compared to patients treated with the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mortality, sedation quality and delirium in those receiving dexmedetomidine or clonidine did not differ from ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avenacy, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on supplying critical injectable medications, today announced it has launched Dexmedetomidine Injection, USP in ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hospira, Inc. , a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, announced today that the U.S ...