Doctor of Nursing research portfolio : sedation of adult ventilated patients in the Intensive Care Unit / Judith Magarey

Abstract

Introduction to the topic -- Research reports: The effectiveness of propofol versus midazolam for the sedation of adult ventilated patients in intensive care units (ICUs) : a systematic review (completed 2000) -- The efficacy of an alternative sedation regimen for the sedation of adult ventilated patients in intensive care units (study not completed) -- A descriptive study to explore patients' memories of their stay in an intensive care unit (ICU) and to investigate the association of their memories with rhe sedation regimens used (completed 2001) -- A study to investigate the association between the critical illness sedation scale (CISS), independent clinical judgement and the bispectral index of EEG for the assessment of sedation of ventilated patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) -- Portfolio conclusion -- Publications: The effectiveness of propofol versus midazolam for the sedation of adult ventilated patients in intensive care units (ICUs) -- Propofol or midazolam - which is the best for the sedation of adult ventilated patients in intensive care units : a systematic review