Key articles and guidelines relative to intensive care unit pharmacotherapy: 2009 update.
Compilations of key articles and guidelines in a particular clinical practice area are useful not only to clinicians who practice in that area, but also to all clinicians. We compiled pertinent articles and guidelines pertaining to drug therapy in the intensive care setting from the perspective of experienced critical care pharmacists. A broad assembly of practitioners with expertise in various areas of intensive care unit pharmacology were involved in the compilation of this update.
Erstad
Brian L
BL
College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0202, USA. erstad@pharmacy.arizona.edu
Brophy
Gretchen M
GM
Martin
Steven J
SJ
Haas
Curtis E
CE
Devlin
John W
JW
Welage
Lynda S
LS
Dager
William E
WE
D003422:Critical Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D004358:Drug Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000191:economics; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic