Journal of clinical nursing
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Multicenter Study
Improving the systematic approach to pain and sedation management in the ICU by using assessment tools.
To assess the effects of introducing a systematic approach to pain and sedation management in the ICU. ⋯ Without well-organised pain treatment and sedation, the risk of oversedation is always present. Our results show that the implementation of tools contributes to a systematic approach of the assessment and treatment of pain and sedation in intensive care.