Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) evidence-based protocols for perioperative care
can lead to improvements in clinical outcomes and cost savings. This article aims to present …

With more than 4 million intensive care unit (ICU) admissions per year in the United States,
there is increasing recognition of the long-term consequences of ICU care on the physical …

Objective: Decades-old, common ICU practices including deep sedation, immobilization,
and limited family access are being challenged. We endeavoured to evaluate the …

Most patients who undergo surgical procedures experience acute postoperative pain, but
evidence suggests that less than half report adequate postoperative pain relief. Many …

Background Dexmedetomidine produces sedation while maintaining a degree of
arousability and may reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and delirium among …

Background Guidelines currently recommend targeting light sedation with dexmedetomidine
or propofol for adults receiving mechanical ventilation. Differences exist between these …

Pain is a complex phenomenon, involving sensory and emotional experience, that is often
poorly understood, especially in infants, anesthetized patients, and others who cannot …

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Pain is a subjective experience, unfortunately, some patients cannot provide a self-report of
pain verbally, in writing, or by other means. In patients who are unable to self-report pain …

Objective: To revise the “Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Sustained Use of Sedatives and
Analgesics in the Critically Ill Adult” published in Critical Care Medicine in 2002. Methods …