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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021

Influence of Dexmedetomidine on Diaphragm Function and Postoperative Outcomes in ICU Patients with Mechanical Ventilation.

Chengda Zhao, Meihua Huang, Baiyun Wang, Huanhui Zhong, Wen Meng

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chengda ZhaoThe Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2787-5881
Meihua HuangCorporate Office, Drug Clinical Trial Center of Hengyang Huacheng Hospital, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, China.
Baiyun WangThe Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, China.
Huanhui ZhongThe Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, China.
Wen MengThe Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-980X
University of South China · CNHengyang Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo probe into the influence of dexmedetomidine (DEX) on diaphragm function and postoperative outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).

methods84 patients with mechanical ventilation (MV) in the ICU of our hospital were selected as the research participants, including 38 patients in the control group (CG) sedated with midazolam (MZ) and 46 patients in the research group (RG) with DEX sedation. Ramsay sedation score, visual analogue scale (VAS), and restlessness score (RS) were used to evaluate their state before sedation (T0), as well as 2 h (T1), 6 h (T2), and 24 h (T3) after sedation, and the alterations of mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) were recorded. Serum cortisol (Cor), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), interleukin- (IL-) 1

resultsT0 and T3 witnessed no distinct difference in Ramsay, VAS, and RS scores between the two arms (

conclusionsDEX is effective in mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU, which can protect patients against diaphragm function damage, improve the success rate of ventilator weaning, and benefit the postoperative outcome, with excellent and rapid sedation effect and less stress damage to patients.

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