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The Complex Interplay Between Delirium, Sepsis and Sedation

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Journal Crit Care
Specialty Critical Care
Date 2010 Jul 1
PMID 20587084
Citations 11
Authors
John P Kress
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Abstract

Critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation frequently suffer from intensive care unit delirium, a syndrome associated with numerous poor measured outcomes. The relationship between delirium, sepsis, and sedation is complex. A discussion of the recent study ('Effect of dexmedetomidine versus lorazepam on outcome in patients with sepsis: an a priori-designed analysis of the MENDS [maximizing efficacy of targeted sedation and reducing neurological dysfunction] randomized controlled trial') by Pandharipande and colleagues is presented in this commentary.

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