Randomised trial of daily interruption of sedative infusions in adult medical-surgical intensive care unit
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Sedation in critically ill patientsSigns and SymptomsSedation
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN69413086
- Lead Sponsor
- Cretan Critical Care Society (Greece)
- Brief Summary
2009 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19399980/ (added 06/08/2021)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 97
Inclusion Criteria
Critically ill patients receiving sedation for 48 hours.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pregnancy
2. Patients first-sedated in another hospital
3. Patients after CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Duration of stay in intensive care<br> 2. Duration of mechanical ventilation<br> 3. Length of stay in the hospital<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Mortality in the intensive care<br> 2. Mortality in the hospital<br> 3. Doses of sedatives<br> 4. Number of diagnostic tests of the brain<br>