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Monitoring Sedation, Agitation, Analgesia, Neuromuscular Blockade, and Delirium in Adult ICU Patients
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Riker, Richard R. Fraser, Gilles L. |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Description | Preliminary evidence suggests that closely monitoring sedation may have a positive effect on patient outcomes, including reductions in intensive care unit (ICU) stay, duration of mechanical ventilatory support, and number of diagnostic tests requested to assess central nervous system function. In the last few years, subjective instruments to assess agitation and sedation have been developed and tested for reliability and validity, including the Sedation-Agitation Scale and the Motor Activity Assessment Scale. Similar efforts directed to delirium among ICU patients have produced several assessment tools to help clinicians with this difficult area of patient care. Promising techniques for objective assessment of sedation (such as the bispectral index) and strategies to guide neuromuscular blockade with train-of-four (TOF) or clinical exam monitoring have emerged. Future efforts should focus on evaluating the impact of these monitoring techniques on specific outcomes in an effort to improve patient comfort, minimize adverse events, and reduce resource consumption. |
| Related Links | http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-2001-13832.pdf |
| Ending Page | 198 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| Starting Page | 189 |
| ISSN | 10693424 |
| e-ISSN | 10989048 |
| DOI | 10.1055/s-2001-13832 |
| Journal | Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine |
| Issue Number | 02 |
| Volume Number | 22 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Georg Thieme Verlag KG |
| Publisher Date | 2001-12-31 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Medicine Reproducibility of Results |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine |