• Crit Care Nurs Q · Feb 2000

    Review

    Sedation of the mechanically ventilated patient.

    • M B Yagan, D White, and J Staab.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, USA.
    • Crit Care Nurs Q. 2000 Feb 1;22(4):90-100.

    AbstractGoals in the care of the mechanically ventilated patient are sedation, analgesia, anxiolysis, and muscle relaxation. Causes of distress in these patients include: pain, sleep deprivation, anxiety, psychosis, agitation, and delirium. Drugs used to alleviate these stressors are opiates, benzodiazepines, neuromuscular blocking agents, anesthetic induction agents, and inhalational agents. When caring for the agitated patient on the mechanical ventilator, physiologic, mechanical, and emotional causes must all be investigated. Finally, nonpharmacologic therapy is of utmost importance in the care of these patients.

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