Inappropriate sedation could prolong the duration of mechanical ventilation. The present "before-after" study assessed the impact of a goal-directed sedation using an algorithm with a combination of propofol and remifentanil on the time to extubation.
Impact of the use of propofol remifentanil goal-directed sedation adapted by nurses on the time to extubation in mechanically ventilated ICU patients: the experience of a French ICU.
Division anesthésie-réanimation-douleur-urgences, groupe hospitalo-universitaire Caremeau, centre hospitalier universitaire de Nîmes, place du Professeur-Robert-Debré, 30029 Nîmes cedex 9, France.