title: ["Symptomatic Treatment of Delirium, Anxiety and Stress, and Protocol Based Analgesia, Sedation and Management of Sleep in Intensive Care Patients"].
abstract: Critically ill patients suffer from anxiety, stress, pain, sleep disturbance and delirium. The updated version of the German evidence and consensus based guideline "Analgesia, Sedation and Delirium management in Intensive Care - DAS 2015" contributes an improved therapeutic management and is aimed to improve clinical outcome based on the current state of evidence. The task force members were representatives from 17 national medical societies therefore have consented following guiding principle in common: "Patients in intensive care shall be awake, alert and free of pain, anxiety and delirium, to be able to participate in the healing process actively."
authors.forename: Anika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weiß
authors.forename: Claudia D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Spies
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000592:standards; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D016638:Critical Illness; D003693:Delirium / Q000628:therapy*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics