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In this issue:

PRECEDEX AND HEXTEND: THEIR ROLE IN TRAUMA SURGERY

4 • President’s Message
James Gordon Cain, MD

6 • Dexmedetomidine in Trauma Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Joseph D. Tobias, MD

19 • Dexmedetomidine as a Sedative for Awake Fiberoptic Intubation
Rafi Avitsian, MD, Mariel Manlapaz, MD, and D. John Doyle, MD, PhD, FRCPC

24 • Dexmedetomidine Prevents and Treats Agitation, Delirium, and Withdrawal
Mohanad Shukry, MD, and James G. Cain, MD

27 • Retrospective Review of Hextend Use in Trauma Patients Requiring Surgery
Karl Wagner, MD, Ramachandra Avula, MD, and Charles E. Smith MD, FRCPC

CME

38 • CME Questions