Implementing the New PAD Guidelines: Delirium Assessment

Delirium is an acute change in consciousness that is accompanied by inattention and a change in cognition or perceptual disturbance. A serious complication of ICU sedation, delirium affects up to 80% of ICU patients and is associated with increased length of stay, time on the ventilator, mortality, and long-term neuropsychological deficits. Yet, delirium goes undetected and untreated in more than 65% of cases. New SCCM guidelines for the management of pain, agitation, and delirium (PAD) in ...