Sedation in the intensive-care unit: good and bad?

The Lancet

Volumn 371, Issue 9607, 2008, Pages 95-97

  Brochard, Laurent ^a,b  

^a Hopital Albert Chenevier   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SURVIVAL RATE; WEANING;

EID: 38049026849     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60082-3     Document Type: Note

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