DEXMEDETOMIDINE: AN IDEAL DRUG FOR PROCEDURAL SEDATION OUTSIDE OPERATION THEATRE

Dexmedetomidine and ketamine: an effective alternative for procedural sedation?

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 the pitfalls with dexmedetomidine as the sole agent, there are an increasing number of reports regarding its combination with ketamine. This article provides a descriptive account of the reports from ...

Procedural sedation with dexmedetomidine for pediatric endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography guided stone retraction

Corresponding author: So Ron Choi, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dong-A University Hospital, Dongdaeshin3-ga, Seo-gu, Busan 602-715, Korea. Tel: 82-51-240-5390, Fax: 82-51-247-7819, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

Is dexmedetomidine the gold standard for pediatric procedural sedation and anxiolysis?

Dexmedetomidine sedation in ICU

Dexmedetomidine (DEX), a highly selective α(2)-adrenergic receptor agonist, is the newest agent introduced for sedation in intensive care unit (ICU). The sedation strategy for critically ill patients has stressed light sedation with daily awakening and assessment for neurologic, cognitive, and respiratory functions, since Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) guidelines were presented in 200...

Standardizing care and monitoring for anesthesia or procedural sedation delivered outside the operating room.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to summarize recommendations for the safe and efficient conductance of sedation and anesthesia at remote locations; and to define safety standards, monitoring techniques, quality of care and procedural eligibility. RECENT FINDINGS Anesthesia outside of the operating room is rapidly increasing in numbers, which has seen a growth of older and sick...