Dexmedetomidine and Propofol Sedation in Critically Ill Patients: How Much Is Too Much?

Affiliations

¹ Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Montpellier University of Montpellier PhyMedExp, Montpellier, France.

Editorial

Lisa Burry et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023.

. 2023 Apr 1;207(7):806-807.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202210-1931ED.

¹ Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Montpellier University of Montpellier PhyMedExp, Montpellier, France.

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Dexmedetomidine and Propofol Sedation in Critically Ill Patients and Dose-associated 90-Day Mortality: A Secondary Cohort Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial (SPICE III).
Shehabi Y, Serpa Neto A, Bellomo R, Howe BD, Arabi YM, Bailey M, Bass FE, Bin Kadiman S, McArthur CJ, Reade MC, Seppelt IM, Takala J, Wise MP, Webb SA; SPICE III Study Investigators. Shehabi Y, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Apr 1;207(7):876-886. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202206-1208OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023. PMID: 36215171 Clinical Trial.

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