Goals of goal-directed sedation - Critical Care Science (CCS)

“Be stubborn about your goals and flexible about your methods”

Although goal setting is traditional in motivational and behavioral sciences,⁽⁾ goal-directed (GD) approach is a relatively recent phenomenon that has dominated the intensive care world over the last 2 decades.⁽⁾ GD management, however, is not new to medicine.⁽⁾ The goals of blood pressure and blood sugar levels and anticoagulation are examples of specific clinical and biological management targets designed to achieve short-term control in hypertension, diabetes and atrial fibrillation, for example, for better remote and long-term outcomes.

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