Assessing the comparative value of sedatives in the intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 709-711

  Cox, Christopher E ^a,b   Govert, Joseph A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Durham Regional Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial; Conscious sedation; Cost benefit analysis; Cost effectiveness; Critical illness; Dexmedetomidine; Intensive care units; Midazolam; Propofol; Respiration

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST CONTROL; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION;

EID: 74949134339     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181bfeaf7     Document Type: Editorial

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