Aim To develop an education and training programme to enhance bedside nurses'
knowledge, competency and compliance in accurately performing delirium screening in …

Abstract Background Approximately 16%–89% of patients developed delirium during
hospitalization in the intensive care unit (ICU). Studies on the accuracy and clinical …

Background Recent critical care guidelines recommended the evidence‐based ABCDEF
care bundle for intensive care unit (ICU) patients. However, limited information is available …

This study aims to evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine (DEX) sedation for relieving
anxiety and the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after off-pump coronary artery bypass graft …

Aims Main aim: to discover the Spanish intensive care units (ICU) that assess and record
pain levels, sedation/agitation, delirium and the use of physical restraint (PR) as standard …

Resumen Objetivos Objetivo principal: Conocer qué unidades de cuidados intensivos (UCI)
españolas valoran y registran, de forma normalizada, niveles de dolor, sedación/agitación …

Introducción. El delirium es una alteración cognitiva secundaria a una situación clínica
aguda que puede estar presente en el paciente crítico, y la enfermería juega un rol …

Postoperative delirium is a common and preventable complication after cardiovascular
surgery and is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. However, strategies …

BACKGROUND: Delirium is the most common psychological disorder in brain injury patients
hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU), one of the leading causes of which can be …

Aim This descriptive study was conducted to determine the awareness of nurses working in
intensive care units about the daily patient checklist. Background Checklists are used in the …