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ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
Volume 106, Issue 6, Pages 1784-1786Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e318172fafc
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Dexmedetomidine is frequently used for deep sedation during electrophysiology procedures. We report a case where, presumably, the use of dexmedetomidine resulted in a patient's death. The patient developed unexplained and refractory cardiogenic shock and could not be resuscitated. Autopsy failed to demonstrate any abnormality or cause of death. We postulate that, in certain susceptible individuals, dexmedetomidine may lead to terminal complications. We therefore urge caution about using dexmedetomidine in the electrophysiology laboratory.
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