title: Con: Dexmedetomidine Sedation Should Not Be Used Routinely for All Post-cardiac Surgical Patients in the Intensive Care Unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Electronic address: dr.rsheu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sheu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cormican
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McConnell
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D020927:Dexmedetomidine; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D007362:Intensive Care Units
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D020927:Dexmedetomidine
keywords: cardiothoracic surgery; dexmedetomidine; intensive care unit; post-cardiac surgery; sedation