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Protocolo sobre el efecto de la analgosedación para pacientes neurológicos en terapia intensiva: estudio piloto, intervencional de dos fases, no aleatorizado.


Protocolo sobre el efecto de la analgosedación para pacientes neurológicos en terapia intensiva: estudio piloto,  intervencional de dos fases, no aleatorizado.
Effect of an analgo-sedation protocol for neurointensive patients: a two-phase interventional non-randomized pilot study.
Egerod I, Jensen MB, Herling SF, Welling KL.
Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Department 7331, UCSF, Blegdamsvej 9, Copenhagen O, Denmark. ie@ucsf.dk
Crit Care. 2010;14(2):R71. Epub 2010 Apr 19.
 
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Sedation protocols are needed for neurointensive patients. The aim of this pilot study was to describe sedation practice at a neurointensive care unit and to assess the feasibility and efficacy of a new sedation protocol. The primary outcomes were a shift from sedation-based to analgesia-based sedation and improved pain management. The secondary outcomes were a reduction in unplanned extubations and duration of sedation. METHODS: This was a two-phase (before-after), prospective controlled study at a university-affiliated, 14-bed neurointensive care unit in Denmark. The sample included patients requiring mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours treated with continuous sedative and analgesic infusions or both. During the observation phase the participants (n = 106) were sedated as usual (non-protocolized), and during the intervention phase the participants (n = 109) were managed according to a new sedation protocol. RESULTS: Our study showed a shift toward analgo-sedation, suggesting feasibility of the protocol. We found a significant reduction in the use of propofol (P < .001) and midazolam (P = .001) and an increase in fentanyl (P < .001) and remifentanil (P = .003). Patients selected for daily sedation interruption woke up faster, and estimates of pain free patients increased from 56.8% to 82.7% (P < .001), suggesting efficacy of the protocol. The duration of sedation and unplanned extubations were unchanged.CONCLUSIONS: Our pilot study showed feasibility and partial efficacy of our protocol. Some neurointensive patients might not benefit from protocolized practice. We recommend an interdisciplinary effort to target patients requiring less sedation, as issues of oversedation and inadequate pain management still need more attention.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN80999859.

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Dr. Juan Carlos Flores-Carrillo
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