A new era for sedation in ICU patients

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 542-544

  Wunsch, Hannah ^a   Kress, John P ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DELIRIUM; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; NOTE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDAZOLAM; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 59649118745     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.24     Document Type: Editorial

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