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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Crit Care. 2017 Jul;26(4):288–296. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2017408

Table 3.

PST-DEX Protocol Hemodynamic Alternations: Interventions and Outcomes

Patient Hypotension Bradycardia Intervention Outcome
1 During night
shift BP
decreased
triggered alert
parameter
notification
Dexmedetomidine
infusion suspended
overnight for
approximately 8
hours; restarted in
morning
No further
hemodynamic
alterations;
continued on
protocol
2 During night
shift BP
decrease
triggered alert
parameter
notification
During night
shift HR
decrease
triggered alert
parameter
notification
Patient remained
stable and did not
require any additional
intervention other
than continued
observation
No further
hemodynamic
alterations;
continued on
protocol
3 During night
shift BP
decrease
triggered alert
parameter
notification
Dexmedetomidine
infusion suspended
for approximately 1.5
hours; restarted
without incident
No further
hemodynamic
alterations;
continued on
protocol
4 HR
decreased
more than
30%
triggered alert
parameter
notification
Patient remained
stable and did not
require any additional
intervention other
than continued
observation
No further
hemodynamic
alterations;
continued on
protocol
5 Diastolic BP
consistently
below 50
overnight
triggered alert
parameter
notification
500mL saline bolus
plus
Dexmedetomidine
infusion suspended
for approximately 2
hours; restarted
without incident
No further
hemodynamic
alterations;
continued on
protocol