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ICU Liberation

ICU Liberation

The ICU Liberation Campaign aims to liberate patients from the harmful effects of an intensive care unit stay.

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What is the ICU Liberation Campaign?

The ICU Liberation Campaign aims to liberate patients from the harmful effects of an ICU stay and provides evidence-based strategies in a comprehensive bundle for the entire multiprofessional critical care team.

About the ICU Liberation Campaign 

Bring ICU Liberation to Your Institution
Recent Publications
Pediatric ICU Liberation Resources

Guideline

Adult and Pediatric Guidelines

Access guidelines on pain, agitation/sedation, delirium, immobility, and sleep disruption in adult and pediatric patients, which are the basis of the campaign.

Adult PADIS Guidelines

Pediatric PANDEM Guidelines
Clinical

ICU Liberation Bundle (A-F)

Access strategies on how to apply the PADIS guideline recommendations to every ICU patient.

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Clinical

ICU Liberation Resources

Access a free toolkit for implementation, bedside calculators, videos, podcasts, clinical publications, educational articles, and more!

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Review the benefits of the ICU Liberation Campaign and ICU Liberation Bundle

Bring ICU Liberation to Your Institution

ICU Centers of Excellence

This upcoming program will equip ICUs with the essential resources, training, and support required for the successful implementation of SCCM’s diverse programs, including ICU Liberation. Sign up to be notified when the program is launched.

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Host an ICU Liberation Course

Bring recommendations from the PADIS guidelines and provide implementation strategies through the ICU Liberation Bundle to your institution by hosting a course.

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Electronic Health Record Integration

The SCCM ICU Liberation Committee has partnered with Epic and Oracle (formerly Cerner) to incorporate the ICU Liberation Bundle for adult and pediatric patients into clinicians’ workflows.

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Recent Publications

Improving Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Adult ICU Patients Following Implementation of the ICU Liberation (ABCDEF) Bundle Across a Large Healthcare System
Barr J, Downs B, Ferrell K, et al. Improving outcomes in mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients following implementation of the ICU Liberation (ABCDEF) bundle across a large healthcare system. Crit Care Explor. 2024 Jan 19;6(1):e1001. doi: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001001.
Program Type: ICU Liberation

Five-Year Outcomes After Implementing a Pain, Agitation, and Delirium Protocol in a Mixed Intensive Care Unit
Fish JT, Baxa JT, Draheim RR, et al. Five-year outcomes after implementing a pain, agitation, and delirium protocol in a mixed intensive care unit. J Intensive Care Med. 2022 Aug;37(8):1060-1066. doi: 10.1177/08850666211063404.
Program Type: ICU Liberation

Organizational Characteristics Associated With ICU Liberation (ABCDEF) Bundle Implementation by Adult ICUs in Michigan
Barr J, Ghaferi AA, Costa DK, et al. Organizational characteristics associated with ICU Liberation (ABCDEF) bundle implementation by adult ICUs in Michigan. Crit Care Explor. 2020 Aug 19;2(8):e0169. doi: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000169.
Program Type: ICU Liberation

Strategies to Optimize ICU Liberation (A to F) Bundle Performance in Critically Ill Adults With Coronavirus Disease 2019
Devlin JW, O'Neal HR Jr, Thomas C, et al. Strategies to optimize ICU liberation (A to F) bundle performance in critically ill adults with coronavirus disease 2019. Crit Care Explor. 2020 Jun 12;2(6):e0139. doi: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000139.
Program Type: ICU Liberation

Best Practices for Conducting Interprofessional Team Rounds to Facilitate Performance of the ICU Liberation (ABCDEF) Bundle
Stollings JL, Devlin JW, Lin JC, Pun BT, Byrum D, Barr J. Best practices for conducting interprofessional team rounds to facilitate performance of the ICU Liberation (ABCDEF) bundle. Crit Care Med. 2020 Apr;48(4):562-570. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004197.
Program Type: ICU Liberation

 
 
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