Light sedation or no-sedation in ICU: patient experience matters.

Light sedation or no-sedation in ICU: patient experience matters. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020 Jul 29;90(3): Authors: Mittal S, Mohan A, Madan K, Hadda V Abstract Dear Editor, We have been using sedation for a long time in intensive care units for patients on mechanical ventilation. Sedation aims at facilitating the patient's ability to remain comfortably connected to the ventilator and minimize oxygen consumption. The strategies for sedation vary from deep sedation and light sedation to nosedation. For the last two decades, light sedation with daily interruption is being practiced by most ICUs... PMID: 32724230 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Monaldi Arch Chest Dis Source Type: research