Variation in Sedation and Neuromuscular Blockade Regimens on Outcome After Cardiac Arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sedation and neuromuscular blockade protocols in patients undergoing targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest address patient discomfort and manage shivering. These protocols vary widely between centers and may affect outcomes.

Design

Consecutive patients admitted to 20 centers after resuscitation from cardiac arrest were prospectively entered into the International Cardiac Arrest Registry between 2006 and 2016. Additional data about each center's sedation and shivering management practice were obtained via survey. Sedation and shivering practices were categorized as escalating doses of sedation and minimal or no neuromuscular blockade (sedation and shivering practice 1), sedation with continuous or scheduled neuromuscular blockade (sedation and shiver

SUBMITTER: May TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6138551 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature