Our group is just starting to toy with the idea of using Precedex for these purposes and I am wondering what the experience has been in other practices doing the same? 5 mcg in spinals and 25 mcg in labor epidurals with 0.2% ropi/ fentanyl 2 mcg per in the infusion. The limited exposure we have...
The place I'm currently doing locums at many of the MDs and crnas give a small dose (16-24) of precedex on induction. No infusion, for short and long cases. I use precedex for infusions for TIVAs, wakeups in drug addicts or people who look like they're going to be bucking broncos. I think it's...
Would you consider precedex as a fairly ideal drug for administering deep sedation for short-term outpatient procedures (
precedex is terrible for outpatients Precedex is terrible for most applications, except (preventing) delirium and reducing propofol dose. There are better drugs (e.g. ketamine). Healthcare people always tend to forget that better is the enemy of good and K.I.S.S. P.S. Funny I wrote something similar 5 years ago, at the top of this page.
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A quick google search tells me that precedex doesn't cause respiratory depression or requires the constant attention of propofol and it's good for extubation (but what do I know, I'm just a brownnosing p1). On the other hand, everytime we have a patient on it, I've got to keep on making iv...
Any reason why an ICU pt is on precedex rather than propofol?
In my experience fentanyl plus generous precedex plus tylenol and a good steroid dose is enough to have them comfortable on emergence. Many people go straight to morphine intraop - I just think it slows emergence and isn't per se necessary.