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Effectiveness of implementing a wake up and breathe program on sedation and delirium in the ICU.
Crit Care Med
December 2014
1Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care/Allergy and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN. 2Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, IN. 3Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN. 4Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN. 5Wishard Health Services, Indianapolis, IN. 6Department of Pharmacy Practice, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, West Lafayette, IN. 7Division of Allergy/Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN. 8VA Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC), Nashville, TN.
Objectives: Mechanically ventilated critically ill patients receive significant amounts of sedatives and analgesics that increase their risk of developing coma and delirium. We evaluated the impact of a "Wake-up and Breathe Protocol" at our local ICU on sedation and delirium.
Design: A pre/post implementation study design.