Dexmedetomidine is safe and reduces the additional dose of midazolam for sedation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in very elderly patients.

Osamu InatomiTakayuki ImaiTakehide FujimotoKenichiro TakahashiYoshihiro YokotaNoriaki YamashitaHiroshi HasegawaAtsushi NishidaShigeki BambaMitsushige SugimotoAkira Andoh

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2018)

Dexmedetomidine can decrease the incidence of respiratory complications and the total dose of other sedative agents. It can be used as an alternative to conventional methods with midazolam for adequate sedation during ERCP in very elderly patients.

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risk factors
cardiac surgery
mechanical ventilation
ultrasound guided
acute kidney injury
acute respiratory distress syndrome