Will adequate sedation assessment include the use of actigraphy in the future?

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-63

  Lafleur, Karen J ^a  

^a Mercy Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; AGITATION; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NURSE; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RATING SCALE; RESTLESSNESS; SEDATION; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 12144272804     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2005.14.1.61     Document Type: Editorial

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