Melatonin supplementation may improve the outcome of patients with hemorrhagic stroke in the intensive care unit

• Main Authors: Mehrnoush Dianatkhah (Author), Atabak Najafi (Author), Mohammad Sharifzadeh (Author), Arezoo Ahmadi (Author), Hamidreza Sharifnia (Author), Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh (Author), Farhad Najmeddin (Author), Azadeh Moghaddas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Although mechanical ventilation is frequently a life-saving therapy, its use can result in unwanted side effects. It has been well documented that the choice of sedating agent may influence the duration of mechanical ventilation. Melatonin is a sedative and analgesic agent without any res...