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Brummel and Girard Critical Care 2011,15:163 /content/15/3/163 COMMENTARY Are we sedating more than just the brain? Nathan E Brummel* and Timothy D Girard 1,2 1-3 See related research by Str?m et al., /content/15/3/R119 more vasopressor use, ? uid administration, and AKI among patients in the control group compared with those receiving ‘no sedation’. Abstract Heavy sedation in the ICU is associated with coma, delirium, and prolonged stays, but links between sedatives and non-brain organ failure have rarely