RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Dexmedetomidine for Sedation in the Parturient With Respiratory Failure Requiring Noninvasive Ventilation JF Respiratory Care FD American Association for Respiratory Care SP 1967 OP 1969 DO 10.4187/respcare.01733 VO 57 IS 11 A1 Melissa Duan A1 Jarone Lee A1 Edward A Bittner YR 2012 UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/11/1967.abstract AB 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.