Use of dexmedetomidine in the intensive care unit
WANG Xiao-xuan
LIU Yi-cong
ZHAO Xiu-juan
XIAO Zeng-li
Abstract：Sedation and analgesia,which are universally used in intensive care unit (ICU),provide patients with comfort and safety.The current medications used in ICU include propofol,benzodiazepines,opioids,and other sedative sedatives.The current trends aim at light sedation.Dexmedetomidine is an effective and highly selective alpha-2 agonist.The most common adverse effects with dexmedetomidine were bradycardia and hypotension,which are associated with rapid dosage adjustment and administration of loading dose.This article reviews the newest evidence available for dexmedetomidine used for sedation and analgesia in ICU.
Keywords：dexmedetomidineintensive care unitsedationanalgesia
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-08-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 1144-1147 )