Permissive hypercapnia: Does a high PaCO2 level require high sedative doses?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1833-1834

  Jonghe, Bernard De ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PROPOFOL;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EDITORIAL; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG PRESSURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OXYGENATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; THORAX PRESSURE; TIDAL VOLUME;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MIDAZOLAM; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 33744549241     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000219376.31203.01     Document Type: Editorial

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