Con: dexmedetomidine should not be used for infants and children during cardiac surgery.
Hammer
Gregory B
GB
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. ham@stanford.edu
D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020927:Dexmedetomidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative
D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D020927:Dexmedetomidine