ICU SAQs · Delirium & sleep
Delirium prevention and management in the ICU
A CICM Second-Part SAQ on delirium — the CAM-ICU screening, the prevention bundle, the dexmedetomidine (PADIS preferred), the haloperidol (REDUCE — no survival benefit), and the cause treatment.
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Prompt
Outline your approach to the prevention and the management of ICU delirium, citing the key evidence.
Question
Outline your approach to the prevention and the management of ICU delirium, citing the key evidence.[1]
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- [1]van den Boogaard M, Schoonhoven L, van der Hoeven JG, et al. Effect of Haloperidol on Survival Among Critically Ill Adults With a High Risk of Delirium: The REDUCE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA, 2018.PMID 29466591
- [2]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.