The pain, agitation, and delirium practice guidelines for adult critically ill patients: A post-publication perspective

Annals of Intensive Care

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Skrobik, Yoanna ^a   Chanques, Gerald ^b  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NEFOPAM; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; ZIPRASIDONE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; AGITATION; AORTA SURGERY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DELIRIUM; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDATION;

EID: 84876880470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21105820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2110-5820-3-9     Document Type: Review

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