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01-02-2012 | Commentary

Sedation, delirium and psychological distress: let's not be deluded

Author: Richard D Griffiths

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2012

Abstract

New ways of approaching sedation and analgesia are being considered in our endeavour to improve our management of the ventilated patient. Long-term psychological problems are not insignificant and before we can assume benefit or harm of any new approach we must not delude ourselves by using sampling methods that can miss those patients most at risk.

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Title: Sedation, delirium and psychological distress: let's not be deluded
Author: Richard D Griffiths
Publication date: 01-02-2012
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc11176

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Sedation, delirium and psychological distress: let's not be deluded

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