Journal of Critical Care
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 66-73 , March 2009

Perceived barriers to the use of sedation protocols and daily sedation interruption: A multidisciplinary survey

  • Maged A. Tanios, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • UCLA School of Medicine, St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, CA 90807, USA
    • ,
  • Marjolein de Wit, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
    • ,
  • Scott K. Epstein, MD, FCCP

      Affiliations

    • Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    • ,
  • John W. Devlin, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP

      Affiliations

    • Northeastern University School of Pharmacy, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 617 373 8171.

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PII: S0883-9441(08)00102-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.03.037

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 66-73 , March 2009

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