Minimally Invasive Therapies Clinical Solutions ICU Sedation

Evaluate before you sedate

Being on a ventilator can be a disturbing experience, causing many patients to show signs of agitation.([FOOTNOTE=Siegel MD. Management of agitation in the intensive care unit. Clin Chest Med.2003;24(4):713-725.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=]) When that’s the case, clinicians often turn to sedation.1 But depending on the cause, sedation might not be necessary.

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Evaluating the cause of Agitation

Agitation caused by fear and anxiety

Agitation caused by delirium

Agitation caused by pain

Agitation caused by patient ventilator asynchrony

Why is it important to understand the causes of agitation?

A key to avoiding unnecessary sedation and its clinical consequences is to understand the causes of agitation and the published guidelines for responding to each.1

This is an educational resource with information and resources help improve sedation management in the ICU.

71% of ICU Patients experience Agitation

80% Incidence  of patient ventilator asynchrony

13% reduction in patient reported agitation by protocol driven sedation

$3,363 per patient per day saved by protocol driven agitation assessment

Managing the causes of patient agitation

Daily Sedation Holiday

Pharmacological Responses

Ventilation Basics

Environmental Stressors

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