The bolus dose of both agents was repeated to achieve a Ramsay sedation scale score of 4. This was followed by a dexmedetomidine infusion at 0.7–1 μg/kg/hr, titrated to maintain a Ramsay ...

Adult patients were allowed to receive rescue midazolam as needed to achieve and/or maintain a Ramsay Sedation Scale ≥2. A significantly greater percentage of adult patients in the Precedex arm ...