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Study shows safety and effectiveness of two recommended ICU sedatives – News-Medical.Net
Sedative medications used in intensive care are associated with increased delirium, which is in turn connected with higher medical costs and greater risk of death…
Sedative medications used in intensive care are associated with increased delirium, which is in turn connected with higher medical costs and greater risk of death and ICU-related dementia.
A study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine provides the most definitive evidence to date that, of the two drugs recommended for light sedation of patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the ICU, one is as effective and safe as the other.
Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving intervention…
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