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Persistent Hypertensive Response Following Dexmedetomidine Infusion in a Patient with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
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Persistent Hypertensive Response Following Dexmedetomidine Infusion in a Patient with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Siddharth Chavali, Shalendra Singh, Ashutosh Kaushal, Ankur Khandelwal and Hirok Roy
Journal of neurosciences in rural practice, Vol.9(3), pp.426-427
07/01/2018
DOI: 10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_527_17
PMCID: PMC6050773
PMID: 30069106
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Abstract

We report a 19-year-old male patient, an operated case of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for traumatic C5–C6 vertebral injury, who developed persistent hypertension following dexmedetomidine infusion in the Intensive Care Unit to enable tolerance of noninvasive ventilation mask. This unusual side effect should be borne in mind when using this drug in patients with cervical spine injuries.
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