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Dexmedetomidine improves attention and recall in agitated critically ill patients

Authors: MM Mirski, RG Gill, PM Murakami, CT Thompson, JL Lewin

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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It is of clinical interest to maintain patient comfort in the ICU and yet preserve their intellectual function, arousal and interaction. Recently, dexmedetomidine (DEX) was demonstrated in the ANIST Trial to preserve intellectual function as compared with propofol (PRO) when used as conscious sedation in both agitated neurologically intact and brain-injured critically ill patients [1]. The purpose of this study was to further understand whether selective areas of cognition were specifically affected by PRO and DEX through sub-analysis of the Trial's results on each of the five subscales of the Adapted Cognitive Exam (ACE). …

Mirski MA, Lewin JJ, Ledroux S, et al.: Cognitive improvement during continuous sedation in critically ill, awake and responsive patients: the Acute Neurological ICU Sedation Trial (ANIST). Intensive Care Med 2010, 36: 1505-1513. 10.1007/s00134-010-1874-9CrossRefPubMed

Title: Dexmedetomidine improves attention and recall in agitated critically ill patients
Authors: MM Mirski
RG Gill
PM Murakami
CT Thompson
JL Lewin
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9775

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