Dexmedetomidine: present and future directions
Dexmedetomidine is a potent, highly selective α-2 adrenoceptor agonist, with sedative, analgesic, anxiolytic, sympatholytic, and opioid-sparing properties. Dexmedetomidine induces a unique sedative response, which shows an easy transition from sleep to wakefulness, thus allowing a patient to be coop...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2019-08-01
|
| Series: | Korean Journal of Anesthesiology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kja-19259.pdf |