Population
76-year-old woman undergoing pacemaker lead extraction procedure
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May signal dexmedetomidine-related arrest risk during lead extraction; case report leaves causality unproven and requires confirmation.
Dexmedetomidine use as a sedative during pacemaker lead extraction procedures may be associated with cardiac arrest, highlighting the need for caution.
Shah et al. (2007) studied this question.
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