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Optimizing Sedation & Analgesia in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics, 1st Edition

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Edited by Yahya Shehabi, PhD, MD, FCICM, FANZCA, eMBA, Joanna L. Stollings, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP and Timothy D Girard, MD, MSCI, ATSF
In this issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest editors Drs. Yahya Shehabi, Joanna L. Stollings, and Timothy D. Gerard bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Optimizing Sedation and Analgesia in the ICU. Top experts cover key issues such as ...view more
In this issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest editors Drs. Yahya Shehabi, Joanna L. Stollings, and Timothy D. Gerard bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Optimizing Sedation and Analgesia in the ICU. Top experts cover key issues such as the role of antipsychotic agents for adjunct sedation; analgesia first for every patient: current concepts in critical illness; monitoring sedation depth in critical illness; inhalational agents as ICU sedatives; and much more.
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9780443413612
Publication Date :
28-10-2025
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Please allow 10-14 working days for delivery
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In this issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest editors Drs. Yahya Shehabi, Joanna L. Stollings, and Timothy D. Gerard bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Optimizing Sedation and Analgesia in the ICU. Top experts cover key issues such as the role of antipsychotic agents for adjunct sedation; analgesia first for every patient: current concepts in critical illness; monitoring sedation depth in critical illness; inhalational agents as ICU sedatives; and much more.

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  • Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including optimal sedation in the elderly critically ill; sedation in non-invasive ventilation; optimal sedation in ventilated patients with septic shock; optimal sedation in the patients with acute brain injury including post cardiac arrest; future directions in sedation and analgesia; and more
  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on optimizing sedation and analgesia in the ICU, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews

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Edited by Yahya Shehabi, PhD, MD, FCICM, FANZCA, eMBA, Monash University, Monash Health School of Clinical Sciences. University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales School of Clinical Medicine, Melbourne, Australia; Joanna L. Stollings, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA and Timothy D Girard, MD, MSCI, ATSF, Center for Research, Investigation, and Systems Modeling of Acute Illness (CRISMA) in the Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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ISBN Number 9780443413612
Description Author List Edited by Yahya Shehabi, PhD, MD, FCICM, FANZCA, eMBA, Monash University, Monash Health School of Clinical Sciences. University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales School of Clinical Medicine, Melbourne, Australia; Joanna L. Stollings, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA and Timothy D Girard, MD, MSCI, ATSF, Center for Research, Investigation, and Systems Modeling of Acute Illness (CRISMA) in the Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Copyright Year 2025
Edition Number 1
Format Book
Trim 152w x 229h (6.00" x 9.00")
Imprint Elsevier
Page Count 240
Publication Date 28 Oct 2025
Stock Status Please allow 10-14 working days for delivery

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