| Literature DB >> 17725762 |
Arti N Shah1, Jayanthi Koneru, Alina Nicoara, Lara B Goldfeder, Kurian Thomas, Frederick A Ehlert.
Abstract
Dexmedetomidine (Precedex), an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist is frequently and safely used as sedative agent during surgical procedures. We report a case of a 76-year-old woman who developed cardiac arrest from the use of dexmedetomidine during pacemaker lead extraction procedure.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17725762 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00829.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pacing Clin Electrophysiol ISSN: 0147-8389 Impact factor: 1.976