Sedation breaks: Are they good for the critically ill patient? a review

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 64-70

  Pinder, Sally ^a   Christensen, Martin ^b  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agitation; Sedation; Sedation breaks

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW;

HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 41149101610     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2007.00257.x     Document Type: Review

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