Analysis of trends in usage of analgesics and sedatives in intensive care units of South Korea: A retrospective nationwide population-based study

Medicine
Hyuk-Hoon KimYoung-Gi Min

Abstract

The use of analgesics and sedatives plays an important role in improving patient outcomes in the intensive care unit (ICU). Various drugs exist, each with associated differences in patient outcomes; therefore, critical and intensive care medicine societies have developed guidelines for usage of analgesics and sedatives for improved patient outcomes. However, studies investigating drug use in the ICU have been based on surveys administered to medical staff, without accurate insight into the drug use based on prescriptions and behaviors of ICU medical staff, thus failing to demonstrate the actual status of the implementation of these guidelines into clinical practice. Using data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service in South Korea, we analyzed the current use of analgesics and sedatives in ICUs nationally. In addition, we compared the use of analgesics and sedatives in the ICU based on the latest guidelines.We performed a nationwide retrospective study using data available in the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service database. We included 779,985 patients who had been admitted to the ICU from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2014. Descriptive statistics were calculated to analyze the type and frequency ...Continue Reading

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