ICU SAQs · Sedation / procedural
Procedural sedation for an ICU central-line insertion — safety
A CICM SAQ on the procedural sedation — the safety bundle (the capnography, the dedicated observer, the rescue), the agent selection (propofol vs ketamine vs midazolam/fentanyl), and the reversal-agent caveats.
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You are asked to provide the procedural sedation for a central venous catheter insertion in a 60-year-old ICU patient. Describe the safety requirements and the agent selection.
Question
You are asked to provide the procedural sedation for a central venous catheter insertion in a 60-year-old ICU patient. Describe the safety requirements and the agent selection.[1]
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- [1]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.