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Thursday, 15 December 2011

Long-term psychological effects of a no sedation protocol in critically ill patients

Long-term psychological effects of a no sedation protocol in critically ill patients. Critical Care, 2011, R:293.

Stroem, T., et al.

http://ccforum.com/content/15/6/R293/abstract

A protocol of no sedation has been shown to reduce the time patients receive mechanical ventilation and reduce intensive care and total hospital length of stay. The long term psychological effects of this strategy have not yet been described. The purpose of the study was to test whether a strategy of no sedation alters long-term psychological outcome compared with a standard strategy with sedation.

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