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Advances and Controversies in Adult ICU Sedation,Part 1: An Overview of the Importance of Sedation and Agitation and Subjective Assessment Tools for Patient Evaluation
This feature examines the impact of pharmacologic interventions on the treatment of the critically ill patient—an area of health care that has become increasingly complex. It will review recent advances (including evolving and controversial data) in drug therapy for adult ICU patients and assess these new modalities in terms of clinical, humanistic, and economic outcomes. Direct questions or comments to Gil Fraser, PharmD, at fraseg@mmc.org.
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