Sedation management in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units: Doctors' and nurses' practices and opinions

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-295

  O'Connor, Mark ^a   Bucknall, Tracey ^b   Manias, Elizabeth ^c  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEEP SEDATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEEP SEDATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 77955300259     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2009541     Document Type: Article

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