2015Intensive Care Medicine ExperimentalOpen access

Additional sedative drugs to light sedation with dexmedetomidine is risk for delirium

Masaaki Sakuraya, Ayumu Hirata, Ken Yoshida, Natsuki Kawamura, Toru Tsutsui

Open full text 0 citations

Abstract

Light sedation is preferred for critical ill patients. We often use dexmedetomidine for light sedation, but sometimes additional sedative drugs(such as midazolam and propofol) is needed. Benzodiazepine is risk for delirium, but it is unclear benzodiazepine use combined with dexmedetomidine is risk for delirium.

Open-access reader

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Light sedation is preferred for critical ill patients. We often use dexmedetomidine for light sedation, but sometimes additional sedative drugs(such as midazolam and propofol) is needed. Benzodiazepine is risk for delirium, but it is unclear benzodiazepine use combined with dexmedetomidine is risk for delirium.

Why it matters

A significance statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Light sedation is preferred for critical ill patients. We often use dexmedetomidine for light sedation, but sometimes additional sedative drugs(such as midazolam and propofol) is needed. Benzodiazepine is risk for delirium, but it is unclear benzodiazepine use combined with dexmedetomidine is risk for delirium.

Key concepts: Dexmedetomidine, Medicine, Sedation, Delirium, Sedative, Anesthesia, Intensive care medicine

Related papers

Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Additional sedative drugs to light sedation with dexmedetomidine is risk for delirium — Research Paper | ScholarLens