Evaluation of the impact of a tele-ICU pharmacist on the management of sedation in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 432-438

  Forni, Allison ^a,b   Skehan, Nancy ^c   Hartman, Christian A ^a,c   Yogaratnam, Dinesh ^a   Njoroge, Milka ^a   Schifferdecker, Christopher ^a   Lilly, Craig M ^c  

^a UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

eICU; Pharmacist; Sedation; Sedative interruption; Tele ICU; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SHIFT WORKER; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77749329813     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1M576     Document Type: Article

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