Safety and efficacy of the Abcde bundle in critically-ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation

Safety and efficacy of the Abcde bundle in critically-ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Critical care medicine, oral abstract session.

Balas, M., et al.

http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2012/12001/1___Safety_and_Efficacy_of_the_Abcde_Bundle_in.4.aspx

There is strong, recent, convincing evidence that delirium, immobility, sedation, and ventilator management are closely interrelated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the ABCDE bundle in critically-ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation.