Volatile Agents in Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Units: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

• Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 1005 - 1014
• Main Authors: Landoni, Giovanni, MD, Pasin, Laura, MD, Cabrini, Luca, MD, Scandroglio, Anna Mara, MD, Baiardo Redaelli, Martina, MD, Votta, Carmine Domenico, MD, Bellandi, Mattia, MD, Borghi, Giovanni, MD, Zangrillo, Alberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Airway Extubation - statistics & numerical data; anesthesia; Anesthesia & Perioperative Care; Anesthetics, Inhalation - pharmacology; Critical Care; Critical Care - methods; critically ill; Humans; intensive care; Intensive Care Units; mechanical ventilation; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; sedation; volatile agents; volatile agents; intensive care; mechanical ventilation; critically ill; sedation; anesthesia

Objective To comprehensively assess published randomized peer-reviewed studies related to volatile agents used for sedation in intensive care unit (ICU) settings, with the hypothesis that volatile agents could reduce time to extubation in adult patients. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of...