title: Multimodal balanced analgesia in the critically ill.
abstract: Pain is common but is often undertreated in critically ill patients. A multimodal balanced analgesic approach is recommended for the management of pain in these patients. Balanced analgesia uses combined analgesic regimens, thereby reducing the likelihood of significant effects from a single agent or method. It may include several different drugs given to prevent or aggressively treat continuous and breakthrough pain as well as pain from procedures.
authors.affiliation: Pain Management Educator and Consultant, Rocklin, California, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pasero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCaffery
mesh_terms: D000277:Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015300:Ventilator Weaning
chemical_list: D000277:Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic; D000700:Analgesics; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid