Use of dexmedetomidine during mechanical ventilation in extremely preterm and extremely low birth weight neonates receiving morphine: A single‐center retrospective study
Camille Irving,
Xavier Durrmeyer,
Fabrice Decobert
et al.
Abstract:Analgesia and sedation are often provided during mechanical ventilation in extremely preterm neonates. Opioids and benzodiazepines are the most frequently used agents but can have adverse effects. Dexmedetomidine, an alpha‐2 agonist, might be interesting to spare opioid and benzodiazepine use. The objective of this study was to describe a cohort of mechanically ventilated extremely, preterm infants treated with morphine with or without dexmedetomidine. This was a retrospective, observational, single‐center stu… Show more
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