A cost analysis of enterally administered lorazepam in the pediatric intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 417-421

  Lugo, Ralph A ^a,c   Chester, Elizabeth A ^a   Cash, Jared ^a   Grant, Mary Jo C ^b   Vernon, Donald D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensive care units; Lorazepam; Midazolam; Pediatric; Sedation

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FENTANYL; LORAZEPAM; MACROGOL; MIDAZOLAM; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEROSMOLARITY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JEJUNUM; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NOSE FEEDING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION;

EID: 0032962304     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199902000-00052     Document Type: Article

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