Light Sedation, No Sedation Mortality Comparable in Ventilated ICU Patients Light Sedation, No Sedation Mortality Comparable in Ventilated ICU Patients

Among intensive care unit patients receiving mechanical ventilation, it makes little difference whether they are receiving light sedation with daily interruption or no sedation at all when it comes to 90-day mortality rates, ICU-free days or ventilator-free days, according to a comparison involving 700 patients treated in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - Category: Intensive Care Tags: Critical Care News Source Type: news