Patient-focused sedation and analgesia in the ICU

Chest

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 552-565

  Sessler, Curtis N ^a   Varney, Kimberly ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Delirium; Medications; Protocols; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BENZODIAZEPINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROMORPHONE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE SULFATE; OLANZAPINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEDATIVE AGENT; SUFENTANIL;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT FOCUSED SEDATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 39449118844     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-2026     Document Type: Article

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