Sedation assessment: Easier said than done!

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 359-364

  Chulay, Marianne ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DEXMEDETOMIDINE;

AGITATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RATING SCALE; SEDATION;

EID: 4444380765     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2004.04.006     Document Type: Review

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