Current Sedation Practices: Lessons Learned from International Surveys

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 471-488

  Mehta, Sangeeta ^a   McCullagh, Iain ^b   Burry, Lisa ^a,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Critical care; Daily interruption; Delirium; Protocol; Sedation; Survey

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; FLUMAZENIL; HALOPERIDOL; KETOBEMIDONE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PETHIDINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PIRITRAMIDE; PROPOFOL; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SUFENTANIL;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DELIRIUM; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; VENTILATED PATIENT;

ANALGESICS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PAIN;

EID: 67649361526     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2009.04.001     Document Type: Review

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