Optimizing drug therapy in the surgical intensive care unit.

Autor: Peppard WJ; Department of Pharmacy, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA., Peppard SR, Somberg L
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Surgical clinics of North America [Surg Clin North Am] 2012 Dec; Vol. 92 (6), pp. 1573-620.
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2012.08.011
Abstrakt: This article provides a review of commonly prescribed medications in the surgical ICU, focusing on sedatives, antipsychotics, neuromuscular blocking agents, cardiovascular agents, anticoagulants, and antibiotics. A brief overview of pharmacology is followed by practical considerations to aid prescribers in selecting the best therapy within a given category of drugs to optimize patient outcomes.
(Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE