TY - JOUR T1 - Dexmedetomidine for Sedation in the Parturient With Respiratory Failure Requiring Noninvasive Ventilation JF - Respiratory Care SP - 1967 LP - 1969 DO - 10.4187/respcare.01733 VL - 57 IS - 11 AU - Melissa Duan AU - Jarone Lee AU - Edward A Bittner Y1 - 2012/11/01 UR - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/11/1967.abstract N2 - Dexmedetomidine is a selective alpha-2 receptor agonist that possesses both sedative and analgesic properties, with minimal respiratory depression. We report the successful administration of dexmedetomidine on a 16-year-old primigravida woman that allowed the patient to tolerate application of bi-level positive airway pressure ventilation in treatment of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. ER -