Dexmedetomidine Use and Intensive Care Unit Admissions for Patients With Medetomidine Withdrawal
This cohort study examines trends in dexmedetomidine administration and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions between 2020 and 2025 among hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Authors
- Tyler G. Boyce
- Ashish P. Thakrar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4406-6752)
- Lin Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4512-347X)
- Margaret Lowenstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1077-1119)
- Emily R. Casey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8381-6879)
- Bridget R. Durkin
Institutions
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.4568
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00