title: Pro: dexmedetomidine should be used for infants and children undergoing cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. beasley@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: R Blaine
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Easley
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Tobias
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology; D019162:Anesthetics, Combined / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002404:Catheterization; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020927:Dexmedetomidine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007649:Ketamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011184:Postoperative Period; D015742:Propofol / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D020927:Dexmedetomidine; D007649:Ketamine; D015742:Propofol