Sedation options for the morbidly obese intensive care unit patient: A concise survey and an agenda for development

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Aantaa, Riku ^a   Tonner, Peter ^b   Conti, Giorgio ^c   Longrois, Dan ^d   Mantz, Jean ^e   Mulier, Jan P ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Hospital Links der Weser   (Germany)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^f Sint Jan Brugge Oostende ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Clonidine; Dexmedetomidine; Intensive care; Ketamine; Obesity; Opioids; Propofol; Sedation; Volatile anaesthetics

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEDATIVE AGENT; SUFENTANIL;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; REVIEW; SEDATION; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP QUALITY;

EID: 84931585568     PISSN: 1828695X     EISSN: 20496958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40248-015-0007-2     Document Type: Review

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