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Remifentanil-based analgesia and sedation is well tolerated when administered for up to 10 days in mechanically ventilated ICU patients

Authors: A Karabinis, M Malbrain, J Bakker, T Jensen, P Germann, D Breen, P Parkinson

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2004

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Remifentanil's titratability and rapid organ-independent metabolism make it ideally suited for use in critically ill patients. Establishing safety in this population is important as studies of remifentanil for greater than 3 days are limited. This study compared the safety and efficacy of remifentanil-based analgesia and sedation (RBA) with hypnotic-based sedation (HBS), in 105 ICU patients with medical conditions requiring long-term (up to 10 days) mechanical ventilation. …

Title: Remifentanil-based analgesia and sedation is well tolerated when administered for up to 10 days in mechanically ventilated ICU patients
Authors: A Karabinis
M Malbrain
J Bakker
T Jensen
P Germann
D Breen
P Parkinson
Publication date: 01-02-2004
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2704

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