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Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit 
Siniša Franjić
Keywords
Sedation, ICU, ED, Monitoring, Anesthesia
Abstract
Sedation is the reduction of irritability or agitation by the administration of sedative drugs to facilitate a medical or diagnostic procedure. Before sedating the patient, a preliminary examination by the anesthesiologist should be done, in order to identify possible health problems. Sedation is commonly used to help relax the patient in minor surgical procedures or for high-anxiety patients. Possible risks of sedation in-clude respiratory obstruction, apnea, and hypotension, which require the presence of healthcare personnel appropriately trained to detect and manage these problems. As the title says, this paper is about the sedation procedure in the intensive care unit.
Keywords: Sedation, ICU, ED, Monitoring, Anesthesia
How to cite this article:
Siniša Franjić
Independent Researcher, Croatia Journal of Clinical Trails & Research 2023; 1(1): 1-7.
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