Comparative study of propofol versus midazolam in the sedation of critically ill patients: Results of a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 932-939

  Chamorro, Carlos ^a   De Latorre, Francisco J ^b   Montero, Antonio ^c   Sánchez Izquierdo, José A ^c   Jareño, Antonio ^d   Moreno, José A ^e   González, Ester ^f   Barrios, Manuel ^f   Carpintero, José L ^g   Martín Santos, Fernando ^h   Otero, Beatriz ^h   Ginestal, Ricardo ⁱ  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^d H Jerez de la Frontera   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL CIVIL DE GUADALAJARA FRAY ANTONIO ALCALDE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

benzodiazepines; critica l illness; infusions; intensive care; intravenous; mechanical ventilation; midazolam; opiates; propofol; sedation

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 8944221183     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199606000-00010     Document Type: Article

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