Mortality rates are the same whether or not ventilated patients are sedated, results from a new Scandinavian study show. In the multicenter trial, there was no difference in 90-day mortality between ...

Objective: To evaluate bispectral index technology in critically ill children and compare its performance to standard clinical assessment of sedation level. Design: Prospective convenience sample.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than half of older ICU survivors who filled a new sedative prescription filled it again within 6 months of ...

High proportion of time in deep sedation linked to loss of independent living among patients who lived independently before ICU admission. (HealthDay News) — For mechanically ventilated patients who ...

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Researchers found patients have worse outcomes when put under early deep sedation in the intensive care unit, but pharmacist-led protocols could help. The retrospective study, conducted from March to ...

A low dose of the sedative dexmedetomidine given at night may prevent delirium in critically ill patients, according to new research. A low dose of the sedative dexmedetomidine given at night may ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Clinicians may be surprised that rules governing deep procedural sedation in intensive care settings forbid certain practices that seem like standard care, according to a discussion at ...