Therapeutic Progress in Intensive Care Sedation and Analgesia Part Ii—drug Selection

Abstract

In part I of this review the principles governing the uses of analgesics and sedatives in the ITU were considered. In part II we shall review the drugs available considering first, symptomatic therapy and secondly, regional analgesia.

Analgesia, Sedation, and Therapeutic Paralysis in the Critically Ill

“…Distressingly, sometimes pharmacologic control of behavior is a matter of staff convenience, not patient necessity. [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] As is usually the case in the surgical suite, a balanced multidrug approach is usually the best way to Table 1. Physiologic Problems Causing Agitation in the ICU maximize patient comfort and cooperation while minimizing side effects.…”