Cognitive improvement during continuous sedation in critically ill, awake and responsive patients: the Acute Neurological ICU Sedation Trial (ANIST)

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Summary

ICU patients may be offered sedation without necessarily compromising arousal or cognition if overt forebrain dysfunction is avoided, and higher ACE scores with DEX may be a consequence of the intellect-sparing yet calming effect of this drug.

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2010-04-08
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Medicine, Sedation, Anesthesia, Dexmedetomidine, Sedative

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