Singapore SPICE: sedation practices in intensive care evaluation in Singapore – a prospective cohort study of the public healthcare system

• Published in: Singapore medical journal Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 19 - 23
• Main Authors: Ng, SY, Phua, J, Wong, YL, Kalyanasundaram, G, Mukhopadhyay, A, Lim, D, Chia, N, Ho, BCH, Bailey, MJ, Shehabi, Y, Ti, LK
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Singapore Medical Association 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anesthetics, Intravenous - adverse effects; Cohort Studies; Critical Care; Delirium - chemically induced; Delirium - epidemiology; Female; Fentanyl - adverse effects; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Original; Propofol - adverse effects; Prospective Studies; Public Facilities; Singapore - epidemiology; Singapore; sedation; intensive care unit; delirium

A study was conducted to describe the sedation practices of intensive care units (ICUs) in Singapore in terms of drug use, sedation depth and the incidence of delirium in both early (< 48 hours) and late (> 48 hours) periods of ICU admission. A prospective multicentre cohort study was conducte...