Desafíos en el manejo de la sedación, analgesia y bloqueo neuromuscular en el paciente crítico COVID-19 en Chile

Approximately 5% of COVID-19 patients will have a severe disease requiring invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation. In this conditions, sedatives and analgesics are fundamental to promote tolerance, comfort and synchrony with the mechanical ventilator. High and unusual requirements for sedat...

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Main Authors: Muñoz-Pichuante,Daniel, Grandjean,Juan, Olivares,Felipe, León,Patricio, Álvarez,Ignacia
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2021
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872021000400559
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Summary:Approximately 5% of COVID-19 patients will have a severe disease requiring invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation. In this conditions, sedatives and analgesics are fundamental to promote tolerance, comfort and synchrony with the mechanical ventilator. High and unusual requirements for sedation, analgesics and neuromuscular blockers have been reported in these patients, contributing to prolonged exposure, a high rate of delirium and prolongation of mechanical ventilation. These factors, added to the progressive shortage of these drugs, a high demand for care and less capacity for personalized attention, have created an adverse scenario for their proper and rational use. This paper proposes different pharmacotherapeutic optimization strategies for a rational management of sedation, analgesia and neuromuscular block in critically ill patients with COVID-19, with the therapeutic alternatives available in Chile.