Volatile Sedation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients on Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Ultraprotective Ventilation.

ABSTRACT: Patients on extracorporeal support for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome may require a prolonged period of deep sedation. In these patients, volatile sedation may represent a valid alternative to IV drugs. The aim of our study was to describe the feasibility of volatile sedation in a large cohort of acute respiratory distress syndrome patients undergoing venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and ultraprotective ventilation.

Design

Retrospective monocentric study.

Setting

Adult ICU, ASST Monza, Italy.

Patients

Adult patients who underwent volatile sedation with isoflurane during venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation between 2009 and 2019.

Interventions

Isoflurane was delivered via the AnaConDa system. The sedation level, hemodynamics, a

SUBMITTER: Grasselli G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7803679 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature