Objectives: We describe the importance of interprofessional care in modern critical care
medicine. This review highlights the essential roles played by specific members of the …

Introduction Despite recommendations from professional societies and patient safety
organizations, the majority of ICU patients worldwide are not routinely monitored for …

Background An update of evidence-based guidelines concerning liberation from mechanical
ventilation is needed as new evidence has become available. The American College of …

Background Delirium is defined as a disturbance in attention, awareness and cognition with
reduced ability to direct, focus, sustain and shift attention, and reduced orientation to the …

Background Many sedation scales and tools have been developed and compared for
validity in critically ill patients. However, selection and use of sedation scales vary among …

Introduction There is increasing evidence that deep sedation is detrimental to critically ill
patients. The aim of this study was to examine effects of deep sedation during the early …

Introduction Sedation overuse is frequent and possibly associated with poor outcomes in the
intensive care unit (ICU) patients. However, the association of early oversedation with …

Objective: To evaluate the impact of bundle interventions on ICU delirium prevalence,
duration, and other patients' adverse outcomes. Data Sources: The Cochrane Library …

Objectives We sought to study the association between sedation status, medications
(benzodiazepines, opioids, and antipsychotics), and clinical outcomes in a resource-limited …

Background Critical care nurses are in the best position to detect and monitor delirium in
critically ill patients. Therefore, an optimum delirium assessment tool with strong evidence …