Analgesia and Sedation

Introduction to analgesia and sedation – go to SedaICU Lecture n°01
       - International guidelines
       - Priorities in the daily care of the critically ill patient

Pain and Analgesia in the ICU – go to SedaICU Lecture n°02
       - How to measure pain in the cooperative or uncooperative patients, intubated or not
       - How to effectively treat pain
       - Balance between benefits and adverse events of analgesic drugs

Melatonin in the critically ill patient - go to SedaICU Lecture n°03
       - Why is endogenous melatoninemia reduced in critically ill patients
       - Which effects of melatonin administration could be useful
       - Preliminary results of the clinical effects of melatonin supplementation in critically ill patients: lower analgesic and sedative requirements, reduction of the incidence of delayed sepsis

Effects of sedative drugs on critically ill patients - go to SedaICU Lecture n°04
       - When and why should we use sedatives
       - What targets should we pursue: the concept of conscious sedation
       - Balance between benefits and adverse events of the different sedative drugs
       - Comparison between the different cultural approaches: “daily interruption with awakening test” vs. “analgesia-based sedation”
       - Sedative drugs administration routes: parenteral vs. enteral