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...

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Main Authors: Young-Shin Kim, Hyo-Jin Lee, Sang-Beom Jeon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Neurocritical Care Society 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Neurocritical Care
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Online Access:http://www.e-jnc.org/upload/pdf/jnc-8-2-53.pdf