Sentence examples for measures of sedation from inspiring English sources

Finally, sedation scores (including the OAA/S) correlate very poorly with objective EEG-based measures of sedation such as the Bispectral Index and state entropy [65], [66].

Polysomnographic measures of sedation can detect effects of sedatives not detected by subjective assessment and performance measures [ 8].

They state that 'objective measures of sedation such as BIS have not yet been evaluated and are not yet proven in the ICU', based upon grade C evidence.

There was no difference between the sedative effect of fentanyl and fentanyl in combination with ketamine as assessed by both subjective and objective measures of sedation.

While Propofol was associated with a reduced number of finger taps and an increase in reaction time compared with placebo, none of the other study drugs had any significant effect on these measures of sedation.

Similarly, validity and reliability have been demonstrated for the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) [ 23, 24] and the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) [ 25] as measures of sedation and delirium, respectively, among ICU patients.

Including a measure of sedation will ensure sedation is not mistaken for analgesic effectiveness.

Boat avoidance, used as a measure of sedation depth, was not reduced.

The accurate measure of sedation depth among mechanically ventilated ICU patients remains challenging.

To be clinically useful, outputs from such monitors should correlate well with a gold standard measure of sedation, with minimal inter- and intra-individual variability at any level of sedation.

Sedation monitoring with the Bispectral Index (BIS) is uncommon during bronchoscopy but allows for a more objective measure of sedation; we hypothesized that higher BIS scores would correlate with lower patient satisfaction and that lower BIS scores (deep sedation) would result in better patient and physician satisfaction.