Reflections on palliative sedation
Palliative Care, 2019 ‘Palliation sedation’ is a widely used term to describe the intentional administration of sedatives to reduce a dying person’s consciousness to relieve intolerable suffering from refractory symptoms. Research studies generally focus on either ‘continuous
Robert Twycross
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British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on sedation in gastrointestinal endoscopy
Gut, 2023 Over 2.5 million gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures are carried out in the United Kingdom (UK) every year. Procedures are carried out with local anaesthetic r with sedation.
Reena Sidhu +15 more
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Dexmedetomidine or Propofol for Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Adults with Sepsis.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2021 BACKGROUND Guidelines currently recommend targeting light sedation with dexmedetomidine or propofol for adults receiving mechanical ventilation. Differences exist between these sedatives in arousability, immunity, and inflammation.
C. Hughes +26 more
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Strategies to perform magnetic resonance imaging in infants and young children without sedation
Pediatric Radiology, 2021 Given the increasing use of MRI in the pediatric population, the need for sedation in MRI performed in young children is a topic of growing importance.
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High sedation needs of critically ill COVID-19 ARDS patients—A monocentric observational study
PLoS ONE, 2021 Background Therapy of severely affected coronavirus patient, requiring intubation and sedation is still challenging. Recently, difficulties in sedating these patients have been discussed.
A. Flinspach +5 more
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Panoramic errors in pediatric patients with special needs
Scientific Reports, 2023 This study aimed to analyze the types and frequencies of panoramic technical errors in pediatric patients with special needs, as compared to matching images of patients with normal developmental patterns.
Avia Fux-Noy +4 more
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Analgesia and sedation in patients with ARDS
Intensive Care Medicine, 2020 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is one of the most demanding conditions in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Management of analgesia and sedation in ARDS is particularly challenging.
G. Chanques +21 more
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Nonsedation or Light Sedation in Critically Ill, Mechanically Ventilated Patients.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2020 BACKGROUND 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).
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Safety and efficacy of a propofol and ketamine based procedural sedation protocol in children with cerebral palsy undergoing botulinum toxin A injections. [PDF]
, 2019 Background Pediatric patients with cerebral palsy (CP) often undergo intramuscular botulinum toxin (BoNT‐A) injections. These injections can be painful and may require procedural sedation.
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Critical Care Medicine, 2018 Objective: To update and expand the 2013 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the ICU. Design: Thirty-two international experts, four methodologists, and four critical illness survivors met
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