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ICU Liberation Resources

Explore the ICU Liberation Bundle (A-F), implementation tools and best practices, and more.

The ICU Liberation Campaign provides adult and pediatric critical care teams with a variety of resources to champion and sustain bundle implementation.

Implementation Resources

Bedside Resources

Additional Resources

Implementation Resources

ICU Liberation Bundle (A-F)

The ICU Liberation Bundle is a free collection of resources with strategies on how to apply the PADIS guideline recommendations to every ICU patient.

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ICU Liberation Implementation Toolkit

Download the free ICU Liberation Implementation Toolkit, and access implementation framework, data metrics, compliance definitions, data collection forms and performance reports.

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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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Bedside Resources

The ICU Liberation Bundle offers several bedside resources for adult and pediatric patients. Find quick access below, or review these in the context of the whole bundle.

Bedside Tools and Calculators for

Adult Patients

Pain Assessment

Both Spontaneous Awakening Trials (SATs) and
Spontaneous Breathing Trials (SBTs)

Wake Up and Breathe Protocol

Choice of Analgesia and Sedation

Delirium Assessment

Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU)
- CAM-ICU Training Manual
- CAM-ICU Flowsheet
- CAM-ICU Assessment Tool
- CAM-ICU Bedside Calculator
Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC)

Bedside Tools and Calculators for

Pediatric Patients

Pain Assessment

Choice of Analgesia and Sedation

Delirium Assessment

Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium (CAPD)
Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU)
1. Pediatric CAM-ICU
2. Preschool CAM-ICU

More Pediatric ICU Liberation Resources

Additional Resources

ICU Liberation Playlist

Explore videos on the ICU Liberation Bundle, implementation strategies and best practices, insights into the PADIS and PANDEM guidelines, and more.

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Latest 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

Blogs and Podcasts

Blog

New Study Showcases the Power of the ICU Liberation Bundle

A new study further illustrates that implementing the ICU Liberation Bundle (A-F) decreases patients’ mechanical ventilation duration and ICU length of stay (LOS), which can improve ICU patient ...

Knowledge Area: Blog Quality and Patient Safety ICU Liberation

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ICU Liberation Bundle Implementation: Nurses Champion Change as Early Adopters

How can nurses champion change and improve outcomes by implementing the ICU Liberation Bundle (A-F)? Laura S. Maples, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, summarizes how nurses become early adopters of the bundle, focusi...

Knowledge Area: Blog Quality and Patient Safety ICU Liberation

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SCCM Releases PANDEM Guidelines for Critically Ill Children and Infants

Emphasize importance of continual assessment, nonpharmacologic interventions, and family involvement. The PANDEM guidelines for children and infants were published in the February 2022 issue of Pediat...

Knowledge Area: Blog Pediatrics Quality and Patient Safety

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ICU Liberation: How Pharmacists Can Champion Change and Improve Outcomes

Joanna L. Stollings, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, and Devin N. Holden, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, summarize how pharmacists can play an important role in the development and implementation of each element of the ICU...

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Achieving Buy-In for the ICU Liberation Campaign

As a bedside nurse in the intensive care unit (ICU), I did not have much understanding of the financial impact my care was having on the patients and my hospital. I have since graduated with a masters...

Knowledge Area: Blog Professional Development and Education

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Textbooks

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