Medical Xpess - dexmedetomidine

Study suggests dexmedetomidine before surgery reduced remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia

Surgical patients who demonstrated heightened pain sensitivity, or hyperalgesia, induced by high doses of a synthetic opioid had their symptoms alleviated by co-treatment with dexmedetomidine, according to new research. Study ...

Apr 12, 2013

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Primitive consciousness emerges first as you awaken from anesthesia

Awakening from anesthesia is often associated with an initial phase of delirious struggle before the full restoration of awareness and orientation to one's surroundings. Scientists now know why this may occur: ...

Apr 04, 2012

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Sedative may reduce duration of mechanical ventilation, improve comfort for ICU patients

The results of two randomized trials indicate that among intensive care unit (ICU) patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation, use of the sedative dexmedetomidine was not inferior (outcome not worse than treatment ...

Mar 20, 2012

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