2014
Improved Analgesia, Sedation, and Delirium Protocol Associated with Decreased Duration of Delirium and Mechanical Ventilation
Dale CR, Kannas DA, Fan VS, Daniel SL, Deem S, Yanez ND, Hough CL, Dellit TH, Treggiari MM. Improved Analgesia, Sedation, and Delirium Protocol Associated with Decreased Duration of Delirium and Mechanical Ventilation. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2014, 11: 367-374. PMID: 24597599, PMCID: PMC4028734, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201306-210oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCAM-ICU assessmentsIntensive care unitMechanical ventilationMedian durationICU stayBenzodiazepine doseSedation protocolPatient assessmentBaseline cohortTrauma-surgical intensive care unitConfusion Assessment Method-ICURichmond Agitation-Sedation Scale scorePrespecified secondary endpointSedation Scale scoreDays of deliriumImproved patient outcomesMultivariable linear regressionBenzodiazepine dosingBenzodiazepine exposureDelirium protocolHospital mortalityPneumonia ratesProtocol cohortRASS assessmentsImproved analgesia
2013
A Greater Analgesia, Sedation, Delirium Order Set Quality Score Is Associated With a Decreased Duration of Mechanical Ventilation in Cardiovascular Surgery Patients
Dale CR, Bryson CL, Fan VS, Maynard C, Yanez ND, Treggiari MM. A Greater Analgesia, Sedation, Delirium Order Set Quality Score Is Associated With a Decreased Duration of Mechanical Ventilation in Cardiovascular Surgery Patients. Critical Care Medicine 2013, 41: 2610-2617. PMID: 23989171, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31829a6ee7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgery patientsMechanical ventilationSurgery patientsCardiac surgeryAverage durationMean durationOrder setsCardiac surgery hospitalCardiovascular surgery patientsDelivery of analgesiaRetrospective cohort studyMultivariable linear regression modelsImproved patient outcomesShorter mean durationNon-federal hospitalsQuality scoresWashington State hospitalsShorter average durationHospital painCohort studyGreater analgesiaHospital factorsPatient factorsDelirium careSurgery Hospital