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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neuroanaesth Crit Care 2016; 03(04): S81-S87
DOI: 10.4103/2348-0548.174743
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Sedation practices in the Neurocritical Care Unit

Abhijit Lele
1   Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98040, USA
,
Michael Souter
1   Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98040, USA
2   Department of Neurosurgery, University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98040, USA
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05 May 2018 (online)

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INTRODUCTION

Neurologically injured patients often require sedation for

  • Facilitating endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation

  • Management of intracranial hypertension

  • Control of pain, anxiety and distress (PAD).

The goal of sedation in these circumstances is to produce a reproducible neurological examination in a calm, cooperative patient, with maintenance of adequate cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) while limiting intracranial pressure (ICP).

This study is written to promote understanding of sedation practices in the Neurocritical Care Unit and to provide the readers a basic knowledge of principles of sedation.

 

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