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Article: Scientists at Columbus Children's Hospital publish research in pediatrics.
- Article from:
- Pediatrics Week
- Article date:
- November 14, 2009
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In this recent article published in the journal Indian Pediatrics, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To present our institutional experience with prolonged dexmedetomidine (DEX) infusions in critically ill infants and children. Retrospective medical chart review between January 1, 2007 and Decembe 1, 2007."
"Tertiary care pediatric teaching hospital. Infants and children (up to 18 years of age) who received DEX for a duration greater than 24 hours. DEX dosing schema and rationale for use. Indices. describing DEX efficacy an tolerability including change in patient-specific sedation scores, change in blood pressure and heart rate, and change in ...