• Dynamics (Pembroke, Ont.) · Jan 2003

    Optimizing sedation and analgesia in mechanically ventilated patients--an evidence-based approach.

    • Patricia Hynes-Gay, Maria Leo, Suzette Molino-Carmona, Judy Tessler, Cindy Wong, Lisa Burry, and Sangeeta Mehta.
    • Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario.
    • Dynamics. 2003 Jan 1;14(4):10-3.

    AbstractCritically ill, mechanically ventilated patients experience pain and anxiety related to a number of factors, including underlying disease processes, invasive procedures, therapeutic devices, immobility, and even routine nursing care such as turning and positioning. Failure to provide adequate analgesia and sedation has been shown to have detrimental physiological consequences, including an increase in sympathetic nervous activity and ventilator dyssynchrony (Young, Knudsen, Hilton & Reves, 2000). Over-sedation has also given rise to concerns related to prolongation of mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay, and cost. The challenge for the ICU team is to provide comfort while avoiding the consequences of both over- and under-sedation. New strategies show promise and focus on a team approach for the management of sedation and analgesia in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients. These strategies include the use of sedation protocols, which incorporate nurse-driven dose titration directives, sedation scoring systems, and daily interruption of sedative infusions. This article provides a review of three recent studies evaluating these new approaches to the administration of sedation and analgesia in the adult ICU.

      Pubmed     Copy Citation     Plaintext  

      Add institutional full text...

    Notes

     
    Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?
    300 characters remaining
    help        
    You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
    • Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as *italics*, _underline_ or **bold**.
    • Superscript can be denoted by <sup>text</sup> and subscript <sub>text</sub>.
    • Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines 1. 2. 3., hyphens - or asterisks *.
    • Links can be included with: [my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com)
    • Images can be included with: ![alt text](https://bestmedicaljournal.com/study_graph.jpg "Image Title Text")
    • For footnotes use [^1](This is a footnote.) inline.
    • Or use an inline reference [^1] to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document [^1]: This is a long footnote..

    hide…

What will the 'Medical Journal of You' look like?

Start your free 21 day trial now.

We guarantee your privacy. Your email address will not be shared.