Management of Pain and Agitation for Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) commonly develop pain and agitation. Such symptoms are associated with adverse clinical outcomes, as they can cause delirium, self-removal of life-sustaining devices, difficulty in use of ventilatory supports, hemodynamic instability, intracranial h...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
The Korean Neurocritical Care Society
2015-12-01
|
Series: | Journal of Neurocritical Care |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.e-jnc.org/upload/pdf/jnc-8-2-53.pdf |