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Intranasal Dexmedetomidine as Sedative for Medical Imaging in Young Children: A Systematic Review to Provide a Roadmap for an Evidence-guided Clinical Protocol
2022-08-17
Abstract excerpt
There is an increasing need for effective anxiety and pain reduction during medical imaging procedures in children. This is a complex issue, addressed by both non-pharmacological or pharmacological approaches. Dexmedetomidine is a fairly recently marketed, selective α2-adrenergic agonist, and can be administered intranasally. To develop an evidence-guided clinical protocol, we investigated its (side)-effects...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5068e741-e43a-507c-87de-20a9ade9bf5d
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202208.0312.v1
