Implementation of a guideline for the treatment of pain, sedation, agitation and neuromuscular blockade in the mechanically ventilated adult patient in the emergency department

Open Access Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue , 2011, Pages 21-27

  White, Kristin E ^a   Szumita, Paul M ^a   Gilboy, Nicki ^a   Keenan, Hillary A ^b   Arbelaez, Christian ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacy Services ^*  (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical guideline; Critical care; Emergency department; ICU; Neuromuscular blocker; Pain; Sedation

Indexed keywords

CISATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROMORPHONE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OLANZAPINE; PANCURONIUM; PROPOFOL; QUETIAPINE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGITATION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BISPECTRAL INDEX; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RACISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RICHMOND AGITATION SEDATION SCALE; SEDATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84877358265     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OAEM.S17042     Document Type: Article

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