Sedation and pain management for the critically ill Journal Article
| Author: | Veselis, R. A. |
| Article Title: | Sedation and pain management for the critically ill |
| Abstract: | A large array of drugs and methods for optimal sedation and pain control for critically ill patients are available. These include epidural and intrathecal narcotics, patient controlled analgesia, and an array of new sedative and narcotic agents. Critical care environments are particularly suited to use of these techniques and drugs because of the availability of close monitoring. After reading this article the practi-tioner should be in a better position to tailor an appropriate regimen of pain control and sedation for the critically ill patient. © 1988 Elsevier Inc. |
| Keywords: | mortality; review; palliative care; pain; sedation; drug effect; intensive care; patient care; intensive care unit; intensive care units; clinical effectiveness; terminal care; analgesia; epidural anesthesia; patient controlled analgesia; critical care; nociception; narcotic agent; fatality; critically ill patient; epidural space; narcotics; cancer; human; priority journal; article; pain severity; sedatives, nonbarbiturate |
| Journal Title: | Critical Care Clinics |
| Volume: | 4 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 0749-0704 |
| Publisher: | W.B. Saunders Co. |
| Date Published: | 1988-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 167 |
| End Page: | 181 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0749-0704(18)30510-4 |
| PUBMED: | 2463065 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article in "Critical Care of the Cancer Patient" -- Export Date: 6 August 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
