Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Tracheotomy does not affect reducing sedation requirements of patients in intensive care – a retrospective study. | Available online http content 10 4 R99 Open Access Research Tracheotomy does not affect reducing sedation requirements of patients in intensive care - a retrospective study Denise P Veelo1 2 Dave A Dongelmans1 Jan M Binnekade1 Johanna C Korevaar3 Margreeth B Vroom1 and Marcus J Schultz1 4 1 Department of Intensive Care Medicine Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam Meibergdreef 9 1105 AZ Amsterdam The Netherlands 2Department of Anesthesiology Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam Meibergdreef 9 1105 AZ Amsterdam The Netherlands 3Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam Meibergdreef 9 1105 AZ Amsterdam The Netherlands 4Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam Meibergdreef 9 1105 AZ Amsterdam The Netherlands Corresponding author Marcus J Schultz Received 31 Jan 2006 Revisions requested 3 Mar 2006 Revisions received 23 May 2006 Accepted 6 Jun 2006 Published 10 Jul 2006 Critical Care 2006 10 R99 doi cc4961 This article is online at http content 10 4 R99 2006 Veelo et al. licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Translaryngeal intubated and ventilated patients often need sedation to treat anxiety agitation and or pain. Current opinion is that tracheotomy reduces sedation requirements. We determined sedation needs before and after tracheotomy of intubated and mechanically ventilated patients. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of the use of morphine midazolam and propofol in patients before and after tracheotomy. Results Of 1 788 patients admitted to our intensive care unit during the study
