title: Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit. The basis of the problem.
abstract: The authors briefly discuss the advantages and limits of sedation in critically ill patients. They also focus the importance of an individualized sedative approach which provides pain relief and modulates stress response, allowing patients to be easily arousable and cooperative as necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy. G.Conti@rm.unicatt.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mercurio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iacobone
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Auricchio
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liberati
mesh_terms: D016292:Procedural Sedation; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D007362:Intensive Care Units
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives