Improving Neurosurgical Outcomes in the Intensive Care Unit: Could Dexmedetomidine Make a Difference in Ventilator Free Days, Neurological Monitoring, and Outcomes?

World Neurosurg. 2016 Oct:94:556-558. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.07.080. Epub 2016 Jul 28.

Authors

Rudy J Rahme¹, Andrew R Pines², Matthew Welz², Rami James N Aoun², Mithun G Sattur², Chandan Krishna², Bernard R Bendok²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and McGaw Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
² Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

PMID: 27476693
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.07.080

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MeSH terms

Critical Care
Dexmedetomidine*
Humans
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Intensive Care Units*
Respiration, Artificial

Substances

Hypnotics and Sedatives
Dexmedetomidine