Association of Early Dexmedetomidine Utilization With Clinical Outcomes After Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Liu S, Kelly-Hedrick M, Komisarow J, Hatfield J, Ohnuma T, Treggiari M, Colton K, Arulraja E, Vavilala M, Laskowitz D, Mathew J, Hernandez A, James M, Raghunathan K, Krishnamoorthy V. Association of Early Dexmedetomidine Utilization With Clinical Outcomes After Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2024, 139: 366-374. PMID: 38335145, PMCID: PMC11250935, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayTraumatic brain injuryImprove patient outcomesModerate-severe TBIRetrospective cohort studyMechanical ventilationMechanically ventilated patientsDexmedetomidine exposureDay of admissionCohort studyHospital mortalityOdds of hospital mortalityPatient outcomesAssociated with reduced oddsCohort of critically ill adult patientsPrimary outcome of hospital mortalityReduce length of stayHospital costsAssociated with oddsOutcome of hospital mortalityCritically ill adult patientsDay of ICU admissionHospital length of stayIll adult patientsPublic health problem