Hospital Evaluates RASS to Improve Sedation Approach
A University of Colorado team evaluated the reliability of the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive ...
Guidelines for the Administration of Neuromuscular Blockade in Adults With ARDS
RATIONALE: Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) show potential benefits on mortality and other complications of acute respiratory distress syndrome (...
SCCMPod-550 CCM: Choosing Induction Agents in Critical Care
In this episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Podcast, h...
A Look Behind the PADIS Focused Update
Kimberley Lewis, MD, MSc, FRCPC, methodology chair of the recent PADIS guideline focused update, discusses some of the changes and new recommendations...
A Focused Update to the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Anxiety, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU
Critically ill adults are at risk for a variety of consequential symptoms ...
Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU
Clinical Practice Guidelin...
PANDEM Guidelines for Infants and Children
As many as three out of five children i...Concise Critical Appraisal: Early Sedation Using Dexmedetomidine in Critically Ill Patients
Shehabi et al (N Engl J Med. 2019;380:2506-2517) set out to examine the effects of using dexmedetomidine as the primary agent for early sedation among...