Sedation in mechanically ventilated covid-19 patients: A narrative review for emergency medicine providers

Meghana Keswani¹, Nikita Mehta¹, Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi², Quincy K Tran³, Ali Pourmand⁴

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¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, United States.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC, United States.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States; Program in Trauma, The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, United States. Electronic address: pourmand@gwu.edu.

PMID: 34020844
PMCID: PMC8118705
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.05.030

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Sedation in mechanically ventilated covid-19 patients: A narrative review for emergency medicine providers

Meghana Keswani et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Apr.

. 2022 Apr:54:309-311.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.05.030. Epub 2021 May 14.

Authors

Meghana Keswani¹, Nikita Mehta¹, Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi², Quincy K Tran³, Ali Pourmand⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, United States.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC, United States.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States; Program in Trauma, The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, United States. Electronic address: pourmand@gwu.edu.

PMID: 34020844
PMCID: PMC8118705
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.05.030

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Declaration of competing interest The authors do not have a financial interest or relationship to disclose regarding this research project.

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