Medication-induced deep sedation in ICU patients is linked to loss of independence; lighter sedation and mobility improve outcomes, study finds.

December 14, 2010 — Editor's note: During the 1990s, patients in intensive care units (ICUs) routinely received heavy sedation while on mechanical ventilation. More recent studies have shown that ...

Acupuncture's multi-pathway effects in ICU patients may reduce complications, support rehabilitation, and improve recovery ...

A total of 85 surveys (corresponding to 85 ICUs) were completed by 53 pharmacists from 42 different hospitals. Most hospitals had more than one ICU, and therefore more than one participating ...

The results of two randomized trials indicate that among intensive care unit (ICU) patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation, use of the sedative dexmedetomidine was not inferior (outcome ...

Researchers are one step closer to their goal of automating the management of sedation in hospital intensive care units. They have developed control algorithms that use clinical data to accurately ...

High proportion of time in deep sedation linked to loss of independent living among patients who lived independently before ICU admission. (HealthDay News) — For mechanically ventilated patients who ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than half of older ICU survivors who filled a new sedative prescription filled it again within 6 months of ...

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Use of the sedative dexmedetomidine for critically ill patients resulted in less time on a ventilator and less delirium compared to patients administered a more commonly used drug, according to a ...

A low dose of the sedative dexmedetomidine given at night may prevent delirium in critically ill patients, according to new research. A low dose of the sedative dexmedetomidine given at night may ...