sedation

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In it, she said the medical director of Euracare had told Adichie her son "had received too much sedation", which subsequently caused him to have a heart attack.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

These adverse events included dizziness, sedation, and nausea, with increases described as moderate to large.

From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025

Kotcheff’s daughter Kate Kotcheff said via email that he died peacefully while under sedation Thursday night in a hospital in Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

“But they couldn’t provide any details – how many stops would there be, what level of sedation would she receive. Nothing.”

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

The doctors encouraged her to take a rest—Ernest would be slow coming out of sedation, they said—so she repaired to a late-night coffee shop.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik