Anesthesia Considerations 

Sedation & Analgesia 

 

 

 

• Minimize continuous or intermittent sedation in mechanically-ventilated septic patients 

• Consider short-acting drugs such as propofol & dexmedetomidine over benzodiazepines 

 

 

Adapted from Surviving Sepsis Guidelines 2016. Critical Care Medicine: March 2017 - Volume 45, Issue 3, p 486–552