What would you do? I once consulted on a mechanically ventilated patient who was agitated and squirming, despite being "maxed out" on Propofol. When I asked about analgesia, the response was, "They're not a surgical or trauma patient, so they're not in pain." This highlights a critical oversight: mechanically ventilated patients are absolutely in pain, even without a direct injury. Consider it: they're lying still for hours, undergoing procedures like blood draws and line insertions, and experie