Daily interruptions of sedation: A clinical approach to improve outcomes in critically ill patients

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-51

  Berry, Elizabeth ^a,b   Zecca, Heather ^c  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b University of Pennsylvania Health System ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860231230     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2012599     Document Type: Article

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