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Targeted sedation with appropriate analgesia is vital not only to facilitate humane therapeutic intervention, but also to minimize the duration of ventilation and to allow as much patient co-operation as possible.
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Burt, C.C., Nortje, J. (2012). Sedation and Analgesia. In: Falter, F. (eds) Bedside Procedures in the ICU. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2259-3_1
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