Melatonin reduces the need for sedation in ICU patients: a randomized controlled trial. - Concepedia

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Melatonin reduces the need for sedation in ICU patients: a randomized controlled trial.

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2015

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Giovanni Mistraletti, Michele Umbrello, Giovanni Sabbatini, Sara Miori, Martina Taverna, B Cerri, E. Mantovani, Paolo Formenti, P. Spanu, Armando D’Agostino,

Abstract

Long-term enteral melatonin supplementation may result in a decreased need for sedation, with improved neurological indicators and cost reduction. Further multicenter evaluations are required to confirm these results with different sedation protocols.