Clinical practice guidelines for sustained neuromuscular blockade in the adult critically ill patient: 2016 update--executive summary.

The article presents an update on expert recommendations on the use of neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA) in critically ill adult patients for 2016. Topics covered include scheduled eye care for patients receiving continuous infusions with NMBA, NMBA administration in patients undergoing therapeutic hypothermia, implementation of measures to attenuate the risk of unintended extubation and the use of analgesic and sedative drugs before and during neuromuscular blockade.