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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2001, Vol. 87, No. 5 677-678
© 2001 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorial

Editorial I

Dexmedetomidine: a real innovation or more of the same?

M. P. Shelly

Sedation of critically ill patients is one of the commonest interventions in the intensive care unit (ICU). Historically, the purpose of sedation was to allow a patient’s ventilation to be controlled and, even today, sedation and ventilation remain inextricably linked. More recently, the comfort aspects of sedation have been emphasized,1 and we have become more aware of the safety issues involved. Morbidity2 and mortality3 have been reported with sedative agents, and even the way sedative agents are given may influence the patient’s outcome.4 Sedation scores and sedation-measuring devices5 are used in an attempt to reduce the risks of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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