Open AccessThe effect of sedation protocol on sedation level and pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions on mechanically ventilated patients
Author(s) -
Masoumeh Namadian,
Zahra Taran
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2228-5504
pISSN - 1735-9066
DOI - 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_165_20
Subject(s) - sedation , medicine , mechanical ventilation , sedative , anesthesia , intensive care unit , randomized controlled trial , psychological intervention , ventilation (architecture) , intensive care medicine , surgery , mechanical engineering , psychiatry , engineering
The use of analgesics and sedatives to provide sedation for Patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is inevitable. The present study aimed to determine the effect of sedation protocol using the Richmond Agitation- Sedation Scale on sedation level and amount of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions on patients under mechanical ventilation.