Reducing Deep Sedation and Delirium in Acute Lung Injury Patients
Critical Care Medicine2013Vol. 41(6), pp. 1435–1442
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David N. Hager, Victor D. Dinglas, Shilta Subhas, Annette Rowden, Karin J. Neufeld, O. Joseph Bienvenu, Pegah Touradji, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Dereddi Raja Reddy, Roy G. Brower, Dale M. Needham
Abstract
Through a structured quality improvement process, use of sedative infusions can be substantially decreased and days awake without delirium significantly increased, even in severely ill, mechanically ventilated patients with acute lung injury.
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