This study aims to evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine on the level of agitation during the weaning process from mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
62
patients will receive dexmedetomidine infusion starting at 0.2 mcg/kg/hr.
patients will receive standard ICU sedation protocol without dexmedetomidine (e.g., fentanyl)
Sohag University Hospital
Sohag, Egypt
RECRUITINGEffect of Dexmedetomidine on Agitation During Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale
Time frame: every half an hour for two hours
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