Dexmedetomidine as a Procedural Sedative for Percutaneous Tracheotomy: Case Report and Systematic Literature Review

Table 1

Vital signs and infusions during tracheotomy procedure.

Time	HR	SBP	DBP	MAP	Dex. dose	NE dose	Comments
10:40	55	155	50	85	3	0	Dexmedetomidine load started
10:45	50	145	50	81	3	0
10:50	55	115	45	68	3	2
10:55	50	115	45	68	3	2	Dexmedetomidine load completed
11:00	50	135	50	78	0.5	2	Bronchoscope inserted
11:05	55	115	45	68	0.8	2
11:10	50	130	55	80	0.8	0
11:12	70	155	70	98	0	0	Procedure completed

DBP: diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); Dex. dose: dexmedetomidine infusion rate (mcg/kg/hr); HR: heart rate (beats per minute); MAP: mean arterial pressure (mmHg); NE dose: norepinephrine infusion rate (mcg/min); SBP: systolic blood pressure (mmHg).