Use of analgesics in the intensive care unit: Who says it hurts?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2597-2598

  Hamill Ruth, Robin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Critical care; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; Mechanical ventilation; Practice guidelines; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; KETAMINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0036852886     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200211000-00035     Document Type: Editorial

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