Efficacy of prophylactic dexmedetomidine in preventing postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia in pediatric cardiac surgery patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Published in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2018)

Prophylactic dexmedetomidine is effective in reducing the incidence of postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia without significant increases in adverse events in pediatric patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart diseases.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
cardiac surgery
end stage renal disease
acute kidney injury
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
peritoneal dialysis
catheter ablation
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
atrial fibrillation