title: Quality initiative to reduce benzodiazepine use in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wittwer
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Christie
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
authors.forename: Wee Kim
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Fong
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
authors.forename: Shane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gillespie
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Electronic address: smischney.nathan@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Smischney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D003693:Delirium / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007318:Inservice Training; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012107:Research Design; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D001569:Benzodiazepines