Nursing Care of ICU Patients Lightly Sedated with Dexmedetomidine
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Intensive Care and Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Intensive care patients are often in need of sedation to endure being intubated. Light sedation is increasingly common since it has been proved to offer benefits such as faster recovery to patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Åsa Engström, Maria Johansson, Mia Mattsson, Ulrica Strömbäck
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