Analgesic agents in critical care.
The analgesic agents most frequently employed in the critical care setting are the opioids, nonopioid analgesics, and local anesthetics. Indications for these agents are reviewed as well as their mechanisms of action, adverse reaction profiles, and available routes or methods of administration. This information can be used to ensure that the most appropriate analgesic agent is selected for the critical care patient.
Donnelly
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Lamb
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D000700:Analgesics / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003422:Critical Care; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D011957:Receptors, Opioid
D000700:Analgesics; D011957:Receptors, Opioid