Abstract

BOTERO POSADA, Luis Fernando; ARIAS JIMENEZ, Juan Miguel  and  VASSEUR ARBOLEDA, Juan Pablo. The Use of Dexmedetomidine (DXM) for Implanting a Cardiac Resynchronization Device: Is it Really Safe?. Rev. colomb. anestesiol. [online]. 2011, vol.39, n.3, pp.425-431. ISSN 0120-3347.  https://doi.org/10.5554/rca.v39i3.99.

Dexmedetomidine (DXM) is a selective 2-adrenoreceptor agonist acting over both the central and peripheral nervous system. Since it became available for medical application, DXM has been satisfactorily used for a broad spectrum of anesthetic procedures, ranging from sedation to interventions under general anesthesia. Its key advantages include its hemodynamic stability and minimal respiratory depression. This article provides a description of a successful cardiac resynchronization therapy implanting a biventricular pacemaker in a hemodynamically unstable patient under DXM and low-dose midazolam sedation.

Keywords : Dexmedetomidine; biological clocks; amiodarone; safety measures.

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