December 6, 2011 — Unacceptable sedation with antihistamines is a common reason why patients stop taking their medications, but the first blinded placebo-controlled trial to compare levocetirizine and ...
Dexmedetomidine produces sedation while maintaining a degree of arousability and may reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and delirium among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The use ...
Conscious sedation helps reduce anxiety, discomfort, and pain during certain medical procedures. Doctors use medications and sometimes local anesthesia to induce relaxation. Conscious sedation is now ...