Using and understanding sedation scoring systems: A systematic review

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 275-285

  De Jonghe, B ^a   Cook, D ^b   Appere De Vecchi, C ^a   Guyatt, G ^c   Meade, Maureen ^d   Outin, H ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Measurement; Reliability; Responsiveness; Sedatives; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEASUREMENT; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SEDATION;

EID: 0034033364     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340051150     Document Type: Review

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