Dexmedetomidine can be safely used to reduce cardiovascular and respiratory complications in pediatric patients with mediastinal masses, a new study found.
Pediatric mediastinal masses are rare but present a risk for complications during the induction of anesthesia due to the masses’ proximity to vital cardiothoracic structures, according to researchers from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), in Oklahoma City. Pediatric patients with these masses