ICU sedation, delirium & recovery

Ketamine analgo‐sedation for mechanically ventilated critically ill adults: A rapid practice guideline from the Saudi Critical Care Society and the Scandinavian Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Acta Anaesthesiol ScandPublished Rapid practice guideline

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. conditional

    Suggest against using ketamine as monotherapy analgo-sedation in critically ill adults on invasive mechanical ventilation (iMV) when other analgo-sedatives are available

  2. conditional

    Suggest using ketamine as an adjunct to non-ketamine usual care sedatives (e.g., opioids, propofol, dexmedetomidine) or continuing with non-ketamine usual care sedatives alone

Original publication

Ketamine analgo‐sedation for mechanically ventilated critically ill adults: A rapid practice guideline from the Saudi Critical Care Society and the Scandinavian Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 28 August 2024. doi:10.1111/aas.14470

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