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Sedation practices and clinical outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients in a prospective multicenter cohort.

Romina E AragónAlvaro ProañoNicole MongilardiAldo de FerrariPhabiola HerreraRollin RoldanEnrique PazAmador A JaymezEduardo ChirinosJose PortugalRocio QuispeRoy G BrowerWilliam Checkley
Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2019)
Deep sedation, agitation, and cumulative dose of benzodiazepines were all independently associated with higher 90-day mortality. Additionally, deep sedation was associated with less ventilator-, ICU-, and hospital-free days. In contrast, haloperidol was associated with lower mortality in our study.
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