"Dexmedetomidine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A imidazole derivative that is an agonist of ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTORS. It is closely-related to MEDETOMIDINE, which is the racemic form of this compound.
| Descriptor ID |
D020927
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.129.308.245
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dexmedetomidine" by people in Profiles.
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Hypotensive Events in Pediatric Patients Receiving Dexmedetomidine for MRI. J Perianesth Nurs. 2024 Aug; 39(4):527-532.
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Towards a potent and rapidly reversible Dexmedetomidine-based general anesthetic. PLoS One. 2023; 18(9):e0291827.
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Rapid emergence from dexmedetomidine sedation in Sprague Dawley rats by repurposing an a2-adrenergic receptor competitive antagonist in combination with caffeine. BMC Anesthesiol. 2023 02 01; 23(1):39.
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Sublingual Dexmedetomidine vs Placebo and Acute Agitation Associated With Bipolar Disorder. JAMA. 2022 07 12; 328(2):213-214.
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Use of dexmedetomidine to treat delirium primarily caused by cannabis. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 03; 35(3):524.e1-524.e2.
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Efficacy of dexmedetomidine compared with midazolam for sedation in adult intensive care patients: a systematic review. Br J Anaesth. 2013 Nov; 111(5):703-10.
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Opioid-free perioperative analgesia for hemicolectomy in a patient with opioid-induced delirium: a case report and review of the analgesic efficacy of the alpha-2 agonist agents. Pain Pract. 2012 Nov; 12(8):656-62.
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CYP2A6 genetic variation and dexmedetomidine disposition. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2012 Jun; 68(6):937-42.
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A Bayesian hierarchical nonlinear mixture model in the presence of artifactual outliers in a population pharmacokinetic study. J Pharmacokinet Pharmacodyn. 2011 Oct; 38(5):613-36.
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When the decision is what to decide: using evidence inventory reports to focus health technology assessments. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2011 Apr; 27(2):127-32.