A randomized trial of protocol-directed sedation management for mechanical ventilation in an Australian intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1444-1450

  Bucknall, Tracey K ^a   Manias, Elizabeth ^b   Presneill, Jeffrey J ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Clinical protocols; Hypnotics and sedatives; Intensive care; Outcome and process assessment (health care); Ventilator weaning

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; CHLORPROMAZINE; CISATRACURIUM; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; KETAMINE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OXAZEPAM; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SEDATIVE AGENT; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 42949170527     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318168f82d     Document Type: Article

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