title: Point: should benzodiazepines be avoided in mechanically ventilated patients? Yes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Nashville, TN; Center for Health Services Research, Nashville, TN; Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN. Electronic address: wes.ely@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: E Wesley
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Ely
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Services Research, Nashville, TN; Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN; Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN.
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Dittus
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Nashville, TN; Center for Health Services Research, Nashville, TN.
authors.forename: Timothy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Girard
mesh_terms: D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D012121:Respiration, Artificial
chemical_list: D001569:Benzodiazepines