Sedation and Analgesia

Part of a series this book provides an up-to-date guide to clinical management of the critical care patient, it discusses the principles by which patients in intensive care are prescribed sedation and analgesia and the different drugs used for this purpose. The book is completed with case studies.

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Discusses the principles by which patients in the intensive care unit are sedated and prescribed analgesia. The differenct pharmaceuticals available for these functions are appraised in terms of their pharmacological and clinical properties and their relative benefits and limitations. The book also features a series of case studies detailing the application of sedation and analgesia.