Dexmedetomidine vs other sedatives in critically ill mechanically ventilated adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

K Lewis, F Alshamsi, KL Carayannopoulos… - Intensive care …, 2022 - Springer
Conventional gabaminergic sedatives such as benzodiazepines and propofol are commonly
used in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Dexmedetomidine …

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium in critically ill patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

LD Burry, W Cheng, DR Williamson, NK Adhikari… - Intensive care …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To compare the effects of prevention interventions on delirium occurrence in
critically ill adults. Methods MEDLINE, Embase, PsychINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science …

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 …

M Klompas, R Branson, K Cawcutt, M Crist… - Infection Control & …, 2022 - cambridge.org
The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute care
hospitals to prioritize and implement strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia …

[HTML][HTML] Dexmedetomidine: a magic bullet on its way into palliative care—a narrative review and practice recommendations

J Gaertner, T Fusi-Schmidhauser - Annals of palliative …, 2022 - apm.amegroups.org
Methods: A narrative review after extensive PubMed search was performed from 1950 to
present on October 21st 2021. The language of the publications was restricted to English …

What is the role of dexmedetomidine in modern anesthesia and critical care?

AM Chima, MA Mahmoud… - Advances in …, 2022 - advancesinanesthesia.com
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[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with a persistent delirium in the intensive care unit: A retrospective cohort study

RWJ Kooken, M van den Berg, AJC Slooter… - Journal of Critical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To explore differences between ICU patients with persistent delirium (PD), non-
persistent delirium (NPD) and no delirium (ND), and to determine factors associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple uses of dexmedetomidine in small animals: a mini review

C Di Franco, F Evangelista, A Briganti - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Dexmedetomidine is an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist, which use had an exponential increase
in human and veterinary medicine in the last ten years. The aim of this mini review is to …

A comparation of dexmedetomidine and midazolam for sedation in patients with mechanical ventilation in ICU: A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Wen, X Ding, C Liu, W Jiang, Y Xu, X Wei, X Liu - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The use of dexmedetomidine rather than midazolam may improve ICU
outcomes. We summarized the available recent evidence to further verify this conclusion …

The use of dexmedetomidine in the emergency department: A systematic review

K Baumgartner, V Groff, LH Yaeger… - Academic Emergency …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Dexmedetomidine (DEX), a centrally acting alpha‐2 agonist, is increasingly
used for sedation in multiple clinical settings. Evidence from the intensive care unit and …

Uncovering the Benefits of the Ketamine–Dexmedetomidine Combination for Procedural Sedation during the Italian COVID-19 Pandemic

A Riccardi, S Serra, F De Iaco, A Fabbri… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
This retrospective observational study evaluated the safety and efficacy of the ketamine and
dexmedetomidine combination (keta-dex) compared to ketamine or dexmedetomidine alone …