Evaluation of a clinical pathway for sedation and analgesia of mechanically ventilated patients in a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU): The Brigham and Women's Hospital Levine CICU sedation pathways

European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 299-305

  Aday, Aaron W ^a   Dell’orfano, Heather ^a   Hirning, Beth A ^a   Matta, Lina ^a   O’brien, Molly H ^a   Scirica, Benjamin M ^a   Avery, Kathleen R ^a   Morrow, David A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

analgesia; clinical pathway; intensive care unit; Mechanical ventilation; sedation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL PATHWAY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; SEDATION;

ANALGESIA; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CORONARY CARE UNITS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84906916785     PISSN: 20488726     EISSN: 20488734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2048872613501986     Document Type: Article

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