Use of volatile anesthetics for sedation in the ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national survey in France (VOL'ICU 2 study).

Raiko Blondonnet Aissatou BaldeRuoyang ZhaiBruno PereiraEmmanuel FutierJean-Etienne BazinThomas GodetJean-Michel ConstantinCéline LambertMatthieu Jabaudon

Published in: PloS one (2022)

The use of inhaled sedation in ICU has increased fastly in the last 2 years, and is frequently associated with a good satisfaction among the users. Even if the COVID-19 pandemic could have impacted the widespread use of inhaled sedation, it represents an alternative to intravenous sedation for more and more physicians.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
cystic fibrosis
primary care
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
high dose
mass spectrometry
low dose
gas chromatography