ICU Vivas · Delirium & sleep
Clinical viva — your approach to the ICU delirium
A clinical viva on the delirium approach — the screening, the prevention bundle, the drug management (dexmedetomidine, haloperidol/REDUCE), the sleep, and the PICS.
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A clinical viva on the delirium approach — the screening, the prevention bundle, the drug management (dexmedetomidine, haloperidol/REDUCE), the sleep, and the PICS.
The question
"Take me through your approach to the prevention and the management of delirium in your ICU."[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.