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Procedural sedation in the ICU and emergency department
Chawla N, Boateng A, Deshpande R. Procedural sedation in the ICU and emergency department. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2017, 30: 507-512. PMID: 28562388, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProcedural sedationEmergency departmentSedation ScaleOperating roomCommon adverse eventsOutcomes of patientsPhase 2 trialUse of capnographyBetter patient satisfactionAcute care settingMultidisciplinary team approachEmergency department settingAddition of ketamineProceduralist satisfactionSynergistic sedationPulmonary aspirationAdverse eventsPatient satisfactionDepartment settingPharmacologic agentsCare settingsSedationMultidisciplinary teamTeam approachCurrent safety guidelines
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Utility of ultrasound in the ICU
Deshpande R, Akhtar S, Haddadin AS. Utility of ultrasound in the ICU. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2014, 27: 123-132. PMID: 24589673, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care settingPerioperative periodCare settingsAxillary vein cannulationUtility of ultrasoundImportant diagnostic modalityLung recruitmentPerioperative managementExtubation strategyUnstable patientsAbdominal examinationInferior venaDiaphragmatic movementLung ultrasoundVascular diseaseEndotracheal tubeCritical patientsVein cannulationCardiopulmonary resuscitationUltrasound guidanceDiagnostic modalitiesCare ultrasoundCardiac structureAbdominal organsPatient care