Short duration large dose dexmedetomidine in a pediatric patient during procedural sedation

Anesth Analg. 2006 Jul;103(1):68-9, table of contents. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000216289.52261.5e.

Abstract

We describe an infusion of dexmedetomidine at 1.0 microg.kg(-1).min(-1) for 10 min (total dose, 144 microg) sedation in a 3-yr-old child weighing 14 kg. The large dose of dexmedetomidine produced a hemodynamically stable patient who was deeply sedated for approximately 4 h after discontinuing the infusion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / administration & dosage*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Conscious Sedation*
  • Dexmedetomidine / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives / administration & dosage*
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography*
  • Male
  • Propofol

Substances

  • Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives
  • Dexmedetomidine
  • Propofol