The ABCDEF Implementation Bundle
- Author:
Annachiara MARRA
1
;
Kwame FRIMPONG
;
E. Wesley ELY
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: delirium; family; ventilator weaning; sedation; spontaneous awakening trials (SAT); spontaneous breathing trials (SBT)
- MeSH: Analgesia; Caregivers; Cognition Disorders; Critical Illness; Delirium; Humans; Organizational Innovation; Respiration; Survivors; Ventilator Weaning
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2016;31(3):181-193
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Long-term morbidity, long-term cognitive impairment and hospitalization-associated disability are common occurrence in the survivors of critical illness, with significant consequences for patients and for the caregivers. The ABCDEF bundle represents an evidence-based guide for clinicians to approach the organizational changes needed for optimizing ICU patient recovery and outcomes. The ABCDEF bundle includes: Assess, Prevent, and Manage Pain, Both Spontaneous Awakening Trials (SAT) and Spontaneous Breathing Trials (SBT), Choice of analgesia and sedation, Delirium: Assess, Prevent, and Manage, Early mobility and Exercise, and Family engagement. The purpose of this review is to describe the core features of the ABCDEF bundle.
