June 10, 2003 — For the first time, a sedation scale has been validated, according to a report in the June 11 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. The Richmond Agitation-Sedation ...

In a multicenter, double-blind trial, we randomly assigned mechanically ventilated adults with sepsis to receive dexmedetomidine (0.2 to 1.5 μg per kilogram of body weight per hour) or propofol (5 to ...

Janine E. Curcio and Dr. Robert Lowe provide a seven-point scale based on speech and responsiveness to decide whether or not to use sedation for an agitated patient. Managing an agitated or aggressive ...

The lack of consensus or accepted definition for light sedation presents challenges to critical care practitioners seeking to follow guidelines related to pain, agitation and delirium. Comfort and ...

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). The use ...

A high proportion of time spent in medication-induced deep sedation in the ICU was associated with an increased risk of loss of independent living in an observational study. About a third of that ...

BACKGROUND: Dexmedetomidine is an α 2-receptor agonist used for sedation in the intensive care unit (ICU). Although dexmedetomidine is labeled for sedation in critically ill patients at doses up to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mortality, sedation quality and delirium in those receiving dexmedetomidine or clonidine did not differ from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DALLAS — Critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in the ICU who received early sedation with ...