title: Dexmedetomidine sedation for awake tracheotomy: case report and literature review.
abstract: The safe administration of conscious sedation in a patient with a critical airway who underwent awake tracheotomy using dexmedetomidine, a selective alpha(2)-agonist with sympatholytic, anxiolytic, analgesic, and sedative properties, is presented. Unlike other commonly used sedative agents, dexmedetomidine provided adequate sedation with minimal respiratory depression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
authors.forename: Marianne D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Marchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D020927:Dexmedetomidine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014851:Wakefulness
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D020927:Dexmedetomidine