Open AccessPredictors of Agitation in Critically Ill Adults
Author(s) -
Ruth S. Burk,
Mary Jo Grap,
Cindy L. Munro,
Christine M. Schubert,
Curtis N. Sessler
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1937-710X
pISSN - 1062-3264
DOI - 10.4037/ajcc2014714
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , emergency medicine , logistic regression , intensive care , psychomotor agitation , mechanical ventilation , sedation , medical record , intensive care medicine , delirium , anesthesia , surgery
Agitation in critically ill adults is a frequent complication of hospitalization and results in multiple adverse outcomes. Potential causes of agitation are numerous; however, data on factors predictive of agitation are limited.
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