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Analgesia and Sedation

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Providing the critically ill patient with sedatives to minimize anxiety and recollection of unpleasant events and providing adequate analgesia is an integral function of the critical care team. However, there is a fine balance between providing comfort and causing over-sedation with the possibility of adverse outcomes in both scenarios. Treating pain, anxiety, and delirium are all priorities of utmost importance.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Ruben J. Azocar (Assistant Professor and Residency Program Director)

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Pouneh Taghizadeh

  3. Pharmacy Department, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

    Ishaq Lat (Clinical Pharmacist - Critical Care)

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    John M. O’Donnell (Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit Chairman) (Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit Chairman)

  2. University Hospital Intensive Care Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

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Azocar, R.J., Taghizadeh, P., Lat, I. (2010). Analgesia and Sedation. In: O’Donnell, J.M., Nácul, F.E. (eds) Surgical Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77893-8_9

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