High sedation needs of critically ill COVID-19 ARDS patients-A monocentric observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Therapy of severely affected coronavirus patient, requiring intubation and sedation is still challenging. Recently, difficulties in sedating these patients have been discussed. This study aims to describe sedation practices in patients with 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Methods

We performed a retrospective monocentric analysis of sedation regimens in critically ill intubated patients with respiratory failure who required sedation in our mixed 32-bed university intensive care unit. All mechanically ventilated adults with COVID-19-induced ARDS requiring continuously infused sedative therapy admitted between April 4, 2020, and June 30, 2020 were included. We recorded demographic data, sedative dosages, prone p

SUBMITTER: Flinspach AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8315516 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature