An analgesia-delirium-sedation protocol for critically ill trauma patients reduces ventilator days and hospital length of stay

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 517-524

  Robinson, Bryce R H ^a   Mueller, Eric W ^a   Henson, Kathyrn ^b   Branson, Richard D ^a   Barsoum, Samuel ^a   Tsuei, Betty J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Critical care; Delirium; Mechanical ventilation; Sedation; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROMORPHONE; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; PROPOFOL; TRAZODONE; ANALGESIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGITATION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DELIRIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VISION TEST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COHORT STUDIES; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67650283485     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318181b8f6     Document Type: Article

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