Search Tag: sedation

ICU Management

What-a-difference-a-drug-makes

2019 24 Jan

Asking why the patient needs to be sedated is as important as the choice of drug for sedation.   Why use sedation?   Intensivists should ask why they use sedation every time they order it. Sedation is used to reduce the burden and stress of critical illness. Sedative agents mixed with analgesic agents reduce pain and keep the patient calm,...Read more

ICU Management

Good-past-better-future

2019 24 Jan

From massive sedation in the past, through current sedation practice relying on cooperation between patients and care providers, the future may further improve sedation in the ICU.   The concepts for good sedation include defining the range of sedation, the need for agents with rapid response that can be easily and rapidly varied in restless...Read more

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Sedation-practices-in-the-icu

2019 24 Jan

Report of a symposium presented at LIVES 2018: 31st congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Paris, France  Chairs:  Michael Sander, Germany  & Jean-Daniel Chiche, France  Knowledge and practice in sedation and analgesia in the ICU have advanced greatly in recent years. The risks of delirium and of over-sedation...Read more

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2018 16 Mar

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Icu-delirium-a-distinct-indicator-of-acute-brain-injury

2018 16 Mar

More than half of ICU patients in a new study experienced delirium for long periods during their stay. Sedative-associated delirium was most common, while longer periods of hypoxic delirium and unclassified delirium were associated with worse cognitive function at follow-up one year after hospital discharge. You might also like : Sedative prevents...Read more

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Study-icu-delirium-a-distinct-indicator-of-acute-brain-injury

2018 27 Feb

More than half of ICU patients in a newly published study experienced delirium for long periods during their stay. Sedative-associated delirium was most common, while longer periods of hypoxic delirium and unclassified delirium were associated with worse cognitive function at follow-up one year after hospital discharge. The researchers write that...Read more

Cardiology Management

Local-anaesthesia-and-sedation-safe-for-tavr

2017 22 Aug

A new study indicates that 30-day mortality rates as well as the rates of procedure related complications were similar in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures performed with or without the presence of an anaesthesiologist in the catheterisation laboratory. The findings are reported in the International Journal of Cardiology....Read more

ICU Management

Clonidine-for-sedation-in-the-critically-ill

2017 05 Apr

According to a systematic review and meta-analysis, there is insufficient data to support the routine use of clonidine as a sedative in the mechanically ventilated population. See Also : Towards Safer Ventilation in Critically ill Patients without ARDS Patients who are critically ill and on invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) often require...Read more

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Masimo-s-rainbow-r-acoustic-monitoring-was-associated-with-fewer-alarm-events-in-new-clinical-study

2016 24 Feb

For Breath Rates Less Than or Equal to 4 Breaths Per Minute, RAM Showed 78% True Positives and 22% False Positives, While Capnography Showed 30% True Positives and 70% False Positives Masimo  (NASDAQ: MASI) has announced that Masimo's rainbow®Acoustic Monitoring (RAM™) was associated with fewer alarm events during planned moderate sedation in a...Read more

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Study-sedation-protocol-does-not-reduce-time-of-respiratory-support

2015 21 Jan

The use of a nurse-implemented, goal­-directed sedation protocol compared with usual care did not reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation in children with acute respiratory failure, according to a University of Pennsylvania-led study published in JAMA . Sedation therapy benefits critically ill infants and children; however, it is also associated...Read more

ICU Management

Wake-up-and-breathe-programme-shows-positive-results

2014 11 Dec

According to a new study, waking intensive care unit patients and having them breathe on their own decreased both sedation levels and coma prevalence. The research team from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Ageing Research also report that the Wake UP and Breathe programme showed a trend toward reduced delirium...Read more