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a guide to its use for sedation in the intensive care unit in the EU


a guide to its use for sedation in the intensive care unit in the EU

Intravenous dexmedetomidine (Dexdor®) provides an effective and generally well tolerated option for short- or longer-term primary sedation ...

a guide to its use for sedation in the intensive care unit in the EU

Moreover, dexmedetomidine is similar to propofol and midazolam in maintaining target sedation levels in ventilated ICU patients requiring longer-term sedation.

Sedation practice in the intensive care unit: a UK national survey

The majority of units have a written sedation guideline (80%), and 78% state that daily sedation holding is practiced. A wide variety of sedating agents is used ...

Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review

Unfortunately, sedatives have adverse effects, have the potential to prolong mechanical ventilation, and may increase health care costs. An ideal sedative agent ...

Sedation and Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit

According to the principle that it is better to treat disease than to mask it, sedatives should be used only when pain and delirium have been ...

Analgesia and sedation in the intensive care unit - PubMed Central

Only 68% of patients received an analgesic or sedative drug at some time during mechanical ventilation, with a median of 3 days of use. At least ...

2021 KSCCM clinical practice guidelines for pain, agitation, delirium ...

We revised and expanded the “2010 Guideline for the Use of Sedatives and Analgesics in the Adult. Intensive Care Unit (ICU).” We revised the ...

a comprehensive evaluation of protocolized sedation in intensive ...

Protocolized sedation referred to the application of standardized approaches for managing sedation in ICU patients, such as utilizing a sedation ...

Analgosedation Management in the Intensive Care Unit: A Narrative ...

ICU analgosedation management (pain control first, and then sedation if necessary) is limited due to health professionals' knowledge gaps, ...

Current Practices in Sedation and Analgesia for Mechanically ...

The use of protocols/guidelines for sedation/analgesia in the ICU reduced the proportion of patients who were treated, although not evaluated. A large ...

Sedative and analgesic practice in the intensive care unit

Sedation and analgesia are important aspects of patient care on the intensive care unit (ICU), yet relatively little information is available on common ...

2021 KSCCM clinical practice guidelines for pain, agitation, delirium ...

Board members of the KSCCM appointed an editor for the revision and update of the “2010 Guideline for the Use of Sedatives and Analgesics in the ...

Dexmedetomidine vs Midazolam or Propofol for Sedation During ...

Dexmedetomidine, an α2-agonist available for ICU sedation, may reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and enhance patient comfort.

Practices in sedation, analgesia, mobilization, delirium, and sleep ...

Practices in sedation, analgesia, mobilization, delirium, and sleep deprivation in adult intensive care units (SAMDS-ICU): an international ...

Sedation of mechanically ventilated adults in intensive care unit

Sedatives are commonly used for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units (ICU). However, a variety of sedatives are ...

Sedation and Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit

Pain is the most common memory patients have of their ICU stay.1 Agitation can precipitate acciden- tal removal of endotracheal tubes or of ...

Clinical practice guidelines for evidence-based management of ...

Remifentanil has been used in anesthesia. Despite its brief effect and negligible accumulation, the use of this drug for the conscious sedation of critical ...

Effect of level of sedation on outcomes in critically ill adult patients

Our hypothesis was that lighter sedation compared with deeper sedation reduces the risk of death by 25% in critically ill adult patients admitted to the ICU.

Protocolization of Analgesia and Sedation Through Smart ...

However, these safety strategies have yet to be widely implemented within ICUs in many hospitals in Spain or other European countries. The use ...

Editorial I - British Journal of Anaesthesia

The majority of mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) require sedation to reduce anxiety, encourage sleep and to increase ...