RT Book, Section
A1 Schulz-Stübner, Sebastian
A2 Hadzic, Admir
SR Print(0)
ID 3508109
T1 Chapter 67. Regional Analgesia in the Critically Ill
T2 NYSORA Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management
YR 2007
FD 2007
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071449069
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3508109
RD 2024/04/19
AB Intensive  care  specialists  have  become  increasingly  more  interested  in  the  prevention  and  treatment  of  physiologic  and  psychological  stress  in  critically  ill  patients1–3  in  order  to  prevent  detrimental  consequences  ranging  from  systemic  inflammatory  response  syndrome,4  to  cardiac  complications,5,6  to  posttraumatic  stress  disorder.7–9  Studies  have  addressed  the  questions  of  an  optimal  sedation  regimen  and  several  evidence-based  guidelines  and  strategies  have  been  published.10–14  The  analgesic  component  for  sufficient  stress  relief,  however,  has  not  been  addressed  extensively,  and  few  recommendations,  primarily  based  on  individual  clinical  practices,  are  currently  available.15