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Sedation in the ICU is crucial for patient comfort, preventing device removal, and facilitating procedures during mechanical ventilation. Common sedative drugs include benzodiazepines, neuroleptics, anesthetic agents, and opioids, with muscle paralytics sometimes used for intubated patients. The level of sedation is assessed using scales like the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale and the Ramsay Sedation Scale to ensure patients are neither too deep nor too awake.
- Author
- Asante Augustine
- Language
- EN