"Dexmedetomidine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A imidazole derivative that is an agonist of ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTORS. It is closely-related to MEDETOMIDINE, which is the racemic form of this compound.
| Descriptor ID |
D020927
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.129.308.245
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dexmedetomidine" by people in Profiles.
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Short-term Outcomes in Infants after General Anesthesia with Low-dose Sevoflurane/Dexmedetomidine/Remifentanil versus Standard-dose Sevoflurane (the TREX Trial). Anesthesiology. 2024 Dec 01; 141(6):1075-1085.
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Intraoperative dexmedetomidine administration and acute kidney injury in patients undergoing unilateral partial nephrectomy: a retrospective study. Ren Fail. 2024 Dec; 46(2):2409334.
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Dexmedetomidine HCL (BXCL501) as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorder and comorbid PTSD: A phase 1b, placebo-controlled crossover laboratory study. Am J Addict. 2025 Jan; 34(1):7-14.
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Selected 2023 Highlights in Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Aug; 38(8):1634-1640.
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Sinus Arrest Related to Dexmedetomidine Infusion in an Infant; a Case Report and Review of Current Literature. J Pharm Pract. 2024 Aug; 37(4):1026-1031.
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Dexmedetomidine for cancer surgery: A short-term infusion with long-term benefits. Or just another smoking mirror? J Clin Anesth. 2023 08; 87:111080.
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Dexmedetomidine-induced diabetes insipidus during coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther. 2023; 55(3):237-239.
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Opioid-sparing anesthesia and patient-reported outcomes after open gynecologic surgery: a historical cohort study. Can J Anaesth. 2022 12; 69(12):1477-1492.
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Intranasal dexmedetomidine for transthoracic echocardiography in infants with shunt-dependent single ventricle heart disease. Cardiol Young. 2023 Aug; 33(8):1327-1331.
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Sequestration of Dexmedetomidine in Ex Vivo Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits. ASAIO J. 2022 04 01; 68(4):592-598.