Dexmedetomidine facilitates the withdrawal of ventilatory support in palliative care.
Kent
Christopher D
CD
Department of Anesthesiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA. cjmjskent@worldnet.att.net
Kaufman
Brian S
BS
Lowy
Joseph
J
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020927:Dexmedetomidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010166:Palliative Care; D012121:Respiration, Artificial
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D020927:Dexmedetomidine