The use of volatile anesthetic agents for long-term critical care sedation (VALTS): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Sedatives are administered to 85 % of intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The most commonly used sedatives are intravenous benzodiazepines and propofol. These agents are associated with over-sedation in 40 to 60 % of patients, which can lead to prolonged intubation, delirium and drug-ind...

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Autores principales: Jerath, Angela, Ferguson, Niall D., Steel, Andrew, Wijeysundera, Duminda, Macdonald, John, Wasowicz, Marcin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4673781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26646404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-1083-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4673781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26646404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-1083-5

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