Dexmedetomidine and the Upper Airway Not as Simple as We Hoped

“Breathing is truly a strange phenomenon of life, caught between the conscious and the unconscious, and peculiarly sensitive to both”1“[D]exmedetomidine seems to cause no less propensity for airway obstruction than does propofol at a similar level of sedation.”

Source: Anesthesiology - October 15, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research