2023
Symptom Assessment for Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Principles and Priorities: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report
Guttormson J, Khan B, Brodsky M, Chlan L, Curley M, GĂ©linas C, Happ M, Herridge M, Hess D, Hetland B, Hopkins R, Hosey M, Hosie A, Lodolo A, McAndrew N, Mehta S, Misak C, Pisani M, van den Boogaard M, Wang S. Symptom Assessment for Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Principles and Priorities: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2023, 20: 491-498. PMID: 37000144, PMCID: PMC10112406, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202301-023st.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom assessmentCritical care pharmacistsPatient-centered assessmentClinical practice developmentPractice guideline recommendationsRoutine assessmentAssessment of adult patientsMechanically ventilated patientsSymptom managementCare pharmacistsPatient experienceRespiratory therapistsPatient distressNonvocal patientsCritical careGuideline recommendationsIntensive care unit patientsMultiple symptomsSpeech-language pathologistsWorkshop participantsPractice developmentClinical practiceWorkgroup consensusUnit patientsSymptoms
2015
Awake or Sedated: Trends in the Evaluation and Management of Agitation in the Intensive Care Unit
DeBiasi EM, AkgĂĽn 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
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