Several measures of ICU performance have been proposed in the past 30 years. It is intuitive, and correct, to assume that ICU mortality may be a useful marker of quality. However, crude mortality rates does …

FDA’s anesthesiology and respiratory therapy devices advisory committee will meet May 28 in Gaithersburg, Md., to discuss Johnson & Johnson/Ethicon Endo-Surgery’s pre-market approval application for its Sedasys computer-assisted personalized sedation system, indicated for minimal to …

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List of Useful Resources:
American Society of Anesthesiology:

Continuum of Depth of Sedation: Definition of General Anesthesia and Levels of Sedation/Analgesia – 2004
Practice Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologists, 2002
Granting …