Off-label use of dexmedetomidine in paediatric anaesthesiology: an international survey of 791 (paediatric) anaesthesiologists.

Camille E van Hoorn Robert B Flint Justin J SkownoPaul DaviesThomas EngelhardtKirk LalwaniOlutoyin OlutoyeErwin IstaJurgen C de Graaff

Published in: European journal of clinical pharmacology (2020)

The majority of anaesthesiologists use dexmedetomidine in paediatrics for premedication, procedural sedation, ICU sedation and anaesthesia, despite the off-label use and sparse evidence. The large intercontinental differences in prescribing dexmedetomidine call for consensus and worldwide education on the optimal use in paediatric practice.

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