Sedatives, analgesics, and paralytics in the ICU

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 148-153

  Watling, Sharon M ^a,b,e   Dasta, Joseph F ^c   Seidl, Edward C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPIVACAINE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; DIAZEPAM; DIMETHYLTUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROMORPHONE; KETOROLAC; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PENTOBARBITAL; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VECURONIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031028861     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106002809703100202     Document Type: Article

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