Sedation level and the prevalence of delirium

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 135-

  Brummel, Nathan E ^a   Ely, E Wesley ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MCE Suite 6000 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA LEVEL; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DELIRIUM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SEDATION; WAKEFULNESS;

CONSCIOUSNESS; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE;

EID: 84891026826     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-013-3083-9     Document Type: Letter

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