Adverse Hemodynamic Events Associated With Concomitant Dexmedetomidine and Propofol for Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients.

Mitchell S BuckleySumit K AgarwalRobert MacLarenSandra L Kane-Gill

Published in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2019)

Concomitant dexmedetomidine and propofol use in mechanically ventilated patients increased the risk of hypotensive events. Adjunctive dexmedetomidine with propofol administration in the critically ill warrants caution.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
cardiac surgery
prognostic factors
acute respiratory distress syndrome
emergency department
patient reported outcomes
mechanical ventilation
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation