A total of 85 surveys (corresponding to 85 ICUs) were completed by 53 pharmacists from 42 different hospitals. Most hospitals had more than one ICU, and therefore more than one participating ...

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 ...

ORLANDO -- Ninety-day mortality was similar among mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU who received no sedation and those who received light sedation with daily interruption, according to the ...

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 ...

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 ...