Nonsedation or Light Sedation in Critically Ill, Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Author(s) -
Hanne Tanghus Olsen,
Helene Korvenius Nedergaard,
Thomas Strøm,
Jakob Oxlund,
Karl-Andre Wian,
Lars Marius Ytrebø,
Bjørn Anders Kroken,
Michelle S. Chew,
Serkan Korkmaz,
Jørgen Lauridsen,
Palle Toft
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1906759
Subject(s) - critically ill , sedation , medicine , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , mechanical ventilation
In critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients, daily interruption of sedation has been shown to reduce the time on ventilation and the length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). Data on whether a plan of no sedation, as compared with a plan of light sedation, has an effect on mortality are lacking.
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