Dexmedetomidine for hyperactive delirium: worth further study

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Melissa P Knauert et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;8(9):E999-E1002.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.08.14.

¹ Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8057, USA.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Dexmedetomidine, agitated delirium, and "off-label" drugs.
Carrasco G, Baeza N, Cabré L. Carrasco G, et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Oct;8(10):E1432-E1434. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.10.02. J Thorac Dis. 2016. PMID: 27867651 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Dexmedetomidine for the Treatment of Hyperactive Delirium Refractory to Haloperidol in Nonintubated ICU Patients: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.
Carrasco G, Baeza N, Cabré L, Portillo E, Gimeno G, Manzanedo D, Calizaya M. Carrasco G, et al. Crit Care Med. 2016 Jul;44(7):1295-306. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001622. Crit Care Med. 2016. PMID: 26925523 Clinical Trial.

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