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Dexmedetomidine is a safe and useful palliative sedative for refractory dyspnoea in patients with terminal-stage cancer

2022-12-14

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<h4>Background: </h4> Dyspnoea affects a considerable percentage of patients with terminal-stage cancer, and clinical guidelines recommend palliative sedation for patients with refractory dyspnoea, which cannot be alleviated with current therapies. Midazolam is currently the most commonly used sedative; however, it can cause serious adverse reactions, such as respiratory/circulatory depression. Hence, there is a n...

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cb71ed3f-71ae-5f67-b271-b9053dd61f93
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-2362027/v1
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