Considerable Variability of Procedural Sedation and Analgesia Practices for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures in Europe [PDF]
Background/Aims: The use of moderate to deep sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures has increased in Europe considerably. Because this level of sedation is a risky medical procedure, a number of international guidelines have been developed ...
Hermanus H. B. Vaessen+1 more
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Quiet Time for Mechanically Ventilated Patients in The Medical Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
Objective: Sleep disruption occurs frequently in critically ill patients. The primary aim of this study was to examine the effect of quiet time (QT) on patient sedation frequency, sedation and delirium scores; and to determine if consecutive QTs ...
Bartick+37 more
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Early Sedation with Dexmedetomidine in Critically Ill Patients.
BACKGROUND Dexmedetomidine produces sedation while maintaining a degree of arousability and may reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and delirium among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Y. Shehabi+13 more
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Sedation practices for routine gastrointestinal endoscopy: a systematic review of recommendations
Background Sedation is commonly used in gastrointestinal endoscopy; however, considerable variability in sedation practices has been reported. The objective of this review was to identify and synthesize existing recommendations on sedation practices for ...
F. Dossa+4 more
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Intermittent Bolus versus Continuous Infusion of Propofol for Deep Sedation during ABR/Nuclear Medicine Studies [PDF]
Objective A comparison of intermittent bolus (IB) versus continuous infusion of propofol for deep sedation. Material and Methods A retrospective review of patients sedated for Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR)/nuclear medicine studies between September
Ahmed, Sheikh Sohail+3 more
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. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) under sedation may result in gastrointestinal (GI) and non-GI complications. However, no previous studies have reported 30-day GI and non-GI complications after diagnostic EGD under sedation.
Ji Min Jang, MD+5 more
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The implausibility of ‘usual care’ in an open system: sedation and weaning practices in Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) [PDF]
Background: The power of the randomised controlled trial depends upon its capacity to operate in a closed system whereby the intervention is the only causal force acting upon the experimental group and absent in the control group, permitting a valid ...
B Ambuel+34 more
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Sedation in Intensive Care: A review of the State-of-the-Art
The review deals with sedation in intensive care unit patients. It covers problems in monitoring, choice of a goal sedation level, use of a sedation pause and timely choice of medications. Key words: intensive care unit sedation, sedation scale, sedation
S. Yu. Belyshev, A. L. Levit
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Propofol-Based Procedural Sedation with or without Low-Dose Ketamine in Children [PDF]
Objective Examine comparative dosing, efficacy, and safety of propofol alone or with an initial, subdissociative dose of ketamine approach for deep sedation. Background Propofol is a sedative-hypnotic agent used increasingly in children for deep sedation.
Ahmed, Sheikh Sohail+5 more
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Importance General anesthesia during thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke has been associated with poor neurological outcome in nonrandomized studies.
S. Schönenberger+14 more
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