The evolving approach to sedation in ventilated patients: a real world perspective

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA; ; Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.

Editorial

Annachiara Marra et al. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Dec.

. 2016 Dec;4(24):494.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.12.56.

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA; ; Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Pandharipande has received a research grant from Hospira, in collaboration with the NIH; A Marra has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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