Reply: early deep sedation is often not justified

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Yahya Shehabi et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013.

. 2013 Apr 15;187(8):893.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201211-2065LE.

No abstract available

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Early intensive care sedation predicts long-term mortality in ventilated critically ill patients.
Shehabi Y, Bellomo R, Reade MC, Bailey M, Bass F, Howe B, McArthur C, Seppelt IM, Webb S, Weisbrodt L; Sedation Practice in Intensive Care Evaluation (SPICE) Study Investigators; ANZICS Clinical Trials Group. Shehabi Y, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Oct 15;186(8):724-31. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201203-0522OC. Epub 2012 Aug 2. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012. PMID: 22859526
Deep sedation is not necessarily unjustified sedation.
De Jonghe B, Outin H. De Jonghe B, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Apr 15;187(8):892-3. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201210-1817LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013. PMID: 23586386 No abstract available.