Opioids and benzodiazepines.
Most patients in the intensive care unit experience pain and anxiety, which are treated most commonly with an opioid or a benzodiazepine. These compounds are effective and have a well-established safety record. With the exception of associated respiratory depression, they have a relatively wide therapeutic window. New approaches and formulations for opioids and benzodiazepines are being used with continued success in the clinical setting.
Murray
M J
MJ
Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
DeRuyter
M L
ML
Harrison
B A
BA
D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled / Q000379:methods; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D003422:Critical Care; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009294:Narcotics; D018579:Patient Selection; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced
D009294:Narcotics; D001569:Benzodiazepines