Point: Should benzodiazepines be avoided in mechanically ventilated patients? Yes

Chest

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 281-284

  Ely, E Wesley ^a,b   Dittus, Robert S ^a,b   Girard, Timothy D ^a,b   Skrobik, Yoanna ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

AGITATION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIRIUM; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEDATION; SEPSIS; VENTILATED PATIENT;

EID: 84864819533     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-1189     Document Type: Editorial

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