Research ArticleOriginal Contributions
Use of Dexmedetomidine to Facilitate Extubation in Surgical Intensive-Care-Unit Patients Who Failed Previous Weaning Attempts Following Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Pilot Study
Mark S Siobal, Richard H Kallet, Valerie A Kivett and Julin F Tang
Respiratory Care May 2006, 51 (5) 492-496;
Mark S Siobal
Respiratory Care Services, University of California, San Francisco, at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California.
RRTRichard H Kallet
Respiratory Care Services, University of California, San Francisco, at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California.
MSc RRT FAARCValerie A Kivett
Critical Care Division, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California.
Julin F Tang
Critical Care Division, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California.
MD MScIn this issue
Respiratory Care
Vol. 51, Issue 5
1 May 2006
Use of Dexmedetomidine to Facilitate Extubation in Surgical Intensive-Care-Unit Patients Who Failed Previous Weaning Attempts Following Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Pilot Study
Mark S Siobal, Richard H Kallet, Valerie A Kivett, Julin F Tang
Respiratory Care May 2006, 51 (5) 492-496;