2015
Awake or Sedated: Trends in the Evaluation and Management of Agitation in the Intensive Care Unit
DeBiasi EM, Akgün KM, Pisani M. Awake or Sedated: Trends in the Evaluation and Management of Agitation in the Intensive Care Unit. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2015, 36: 899-913. PMID: 26595050, DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1564875.BooksConceptsICU patientsSedation practicesIll intensive care unit (ICU) patientsIntensive care unit patientsSedation assessment scaleMechanical ventilation durationCare unit patientsManagement of agitationMost ICU patientsIntensive care unitImproved clinical outcomesMultidisciplinary treatment modelLife-saving interventionsHospital lengthMinimal sedationSedative medicationsUnit patientsCare unitClinical outcomesMechanical ventilationVentilation durationPatient distressFunctional impairmentPractice guidelinesPatient discomfort
2012
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Mathews K, Jenq G, Siner J, Long E, Pisani M. 156. Critical Care Medicine 2012, 40: 1-328. DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000424376.53968.a1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICU admissionIntermediate care unitEmergency departmentIll patientsCare unitYale-New Haven HospitalICU resource utilizationICU-level interventionsRegular medical wardRetrospective chart reviewICU adult patientsLife-saving interventionsICU arrivalICU censusICU workloadSCCM guidelinesHospital courseAdult patientsChart reviewLonger admissionsICU patientsMedical wardsICU providersHigh percentageDiagnostic guidelines