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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

350 questions · 352 findings · 52 reviews

No studies found 87 · 24.7%GRADE not reported 32 · 9.1%Very low 98 · 27.8%Low 67 · 19%Moderate 58 · 16.5%High 10 · 2.8%

Sedation

Outcome not reported · Medically compromised children (ASA III+) or children with learning/behavioural difficulties needing dental treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • 'Some of the techniques described may be useful in the management of medically compromised patients, but at present there are no studies carried out in these groups.' (Discussion) Explicit evidence gap.
    0 studies
    No studies found

Daily sedation interruption vs usual care or protocolized sedation strategies that do not include daily sedation interruption

Duration of mechanical ventilation · Critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU

Daily sedation interruption showed no clear difference in total duration of mechanical ventilation (days) compared with usual care or protocolized sedation strategies that do not include… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Daily sedation interruption vs usual care or protocolized sedation strategies that do not include daily sedation interruption

Duration of ICU stay · Critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU

Daily sedation interruption showed no clear difference in ICU length of stay (days) compared with usual care or protocolized sedation strategies that do not include… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Daily sedation interruption vs usual care or protocolized sedation strategies that do not include daily sedation interruption

Length of hospital stay · Critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU

Daily sedation interruption showed no clear difference in hospital length of stay (days) compared with usual care or protocolized sedation strategies that do not include… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Daily sedation interruption vs usual care or protocolized sedation strategies that do not include daily sedation interruption

Tracheostomy · Critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU

Daily sedation interruption probably leads to lower tracheostomy compared with usual care or protocolized sedation strategies that do not include… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Daily sedation interruption vs usual care or protocolized sedation strategies that do not include daily sedation interruption

Accidental removal of ETT · Critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU

Daily sedation interruption showed no clear difference in accidental removal of ETT compared with usual care or protocolized sedation strategies that do not include… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Daily sedation interruption vs usual care or protocolized sedation strategies that do not include daily sedation interruption

ICU mortality · Critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU

Daily sedation interruption showed no clear difference in ICU mortality compared with usual care or protocolized sedation strategies that do not include… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Protocol‐directed sedation management vs usual care

ICU mortality · mechanically ventilated ICU adults and children requiring sedation management

Protocol‐directed sedation management showed no clear difference in ICU mortality compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Protocol‐directed sedation management vs usual care

Hospital mortality · mechanically ventilated ICU adults and children requiring sedation management

Protocol‐directed sedation management showed no clear difference in hospital mortality compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Protocol‐directed sedation management vs usual care

Adverse event ‐ incidence of self‐extubation (in ICU) · mechanically ventilated ICU adults and children requiring sedation management

Protocol‐directed sedation management showed no clear difference in adverse event ‐ incidence of self‐extubation (in ICU) compared with usual care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Protocol‐directed sedation management vs usual care

Adverse event ‐ incidence of reintubation (in ICU) · mechanically ventilated ICU adults and children requiring sedation management

Protocol‐directed sedation management showed no clear difference in adverse event ‐ incidence of reintubation (in ICU) compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Protocol‐directed sedation management vs usual care

Incidence of tracheostomy (in ICU) · mechanically ventilated ICU adults and children requiring sedation management

Protocol‐directed sedation management showed no clear difference in incidence of tracheostomy (in ICU) compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral midazolam vs chloral hydrate

Level of sedation on a sedation assessment scale · children requiring sedation before procedures that require motion control, including echocardiography, lumbar puncture, micturating…
1 finding from 1 review

Oral midazolam vs placebo

Level of sedation on a sedation assessment scale · children requiring sedation before micturating cystourethrograms and Kirschner wire removal and adults undergoing flexible sigmoidoscopy
1 finding from 1 review