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JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE
Volume 28, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.10.006
Keywords
Intensive care unit; Analgesia; Sedation; Opioids; Paracetamol
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- Biocodex, Paris, France
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Purpose: We searched for factors independently associated with the prescription of multimodal (balanced) analgesia in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. Methods: In this post hoc analysis of a cohort study, 172 patients who received a combination of 1 opioid with nonopioids, that is, paracetamol and/or nefopam, (multimodal analgesia), were compared with 302 patients who received opioid only on day 2 of their stay in the intensive care unit. Results: Patients given multimodal analgesia were more likely to have fewer organ failures and received fewer hypnotics compared with patients who received opioid only. They self-reported more frequently their pain level. There were no differences in the daily dose of opioids between the 2 groups. A low illness severity score, no more than 1 organ failure on day 2, the ability to self-rate pain, and a moderate-to-severe pain rated on day 2 were factors independently associated with the prescription of multimodal analgesia on day 2 (all P < .01). Conclusions: In mechanically ventilated patients, the addition of nonopioids to opioids is mostly prescribed for patients with lower illness severity scores and who are able to self-rate their pain intensity. These findings suggest that the concept of multimodal analgesia must be promoted in the intensive care unit. (c) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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