Agitation During Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation at a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital

@article{OConnor2014AgitationDP,
  title={Agitation During Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation at a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital},
  author={Heidi H O'Connor and Nada S. Al-Qadheeb and Alexander White and Vishal Thaker and John W. Devlin},
  journal={Journal of Intensive Care Medicine},
  year={2014},
  volume={29},
  pages={218 - 224}
}
Introduction: The prevalence, risk factors, treatment practices, and outcomes of agitation in patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) in the long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) setting are not well understood. We compared agitation risk factors, management strategies, and outcomes between patients who developed agitation and those who did not, in LTACH patients undergoing PMV. Methods: Patients admitted to an LTACH for PMV over a 1-year period were categorized into agitated… 
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