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ArticleIndian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine2021

Consensus Statement on Analgo-sedation in Neurocritical Care and Review of Literature.

Hemanshu Prabhakar, Swagata Tripathy, Nidhi Gupta, Vasudha Singhal, Charu Mahajan, Indu Kapoor, Jaya Wanchoo, Mani Kalaivani

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Hemanshu PrabhakarDepartment of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7830-3296
Swagata TripathyDepartment of Anaesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5315-6477
Nidhi GuptaDepartment of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6058-375X
Vasudha SinghalDepartment of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, Medanta: The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6986-0880
Charu MahajanDepartment of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3712-9281
Indu KapoorDepartment of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3065-4940
Jaya WanchooDepartment of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, Medanta: The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9854-4916
Mani KalaivaniDepartment of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6492-1808

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objectiveOur main objective in developing this consensus is to bring together a set of most agreed-upon statements from a panel of global experts that would act as a guide for clinicians working in neurocritical care units (NCCUs).

backgroundGiven the physiological benefits of analgo-sedation in the NCCU, there is little information on their tailoring in the NCCU. This lack of evidence and guidelines on the use of sedation and analgesia in patients with neurological injury leads to a variation in clinical care based on patient requirements and institutional protocols. REVIEW

resultsThirty-nine international experts agreed to be a member of this consensus panel. A Delphi method based on a Web-based questionnaire developed with Google Forms on a secure institute server was used to seek opinions of experts. Questions were related to sedation and analgesia in the neurocritical care unit. A predefined threshold of agreement was established as 70% to support any recommendation, strong, moderate, or weak. No recommendations were made below this threshold. Responses were collected from all the experts, summated, and expressed as percentage (%). After three rounds, consensus could be reached for 6 statements related to analgesia and 5 statements related to sedation. Consensus could not be reached for 10 statements related to analgesia and 5 statements related to sedation.

conclusionThis global consensus statement may help in guiding practitioners in clinical decision-making regarding analgo-sedation in the NCCUs, thereby helping in improving patient recovery profiles. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: In the lack of high-level evidence, the recommendations may be seen as the current best clinical practice. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Prabhakar H, Tripathy S, Gupta N, Singhal V, Mahajan C, Kapoor I,

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