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- Rioko Kimiko Sakata.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain, and Intensive Care Medicine of the Escola Paulista de Medicina of Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), SP. riokoks.dcir@epm.br
- Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2010 Nov 1;60(6):648-58, 360-5.
Background And ObjectivesMany Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients present pain. The administration of analgesics and sedatives is crucial for patient comfort and to reduce stress, as well as to prevent delay in recovery and ventilator weaning. The objective of the present study was to conduct a review on analgesia and sedation in the ICU.ContentThe present study reviewed the causes of pain, the methods used to evaluate the intensity of pain and sedation and the conducts employed in pain treatment and sedation. Drug selection is important in order to prevent excessive sedation, by performing analgesia before the sedation.ConclusionsThe most commonly employed drugs are morphine, fentanyl, midazolam and propofol. Other medications are less frequently used.© 2010 Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.
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