A nurse lead intervention to reduce delirium among adults admitted to intensive care: a randomised multi-centre step-wedged study.
Overview
- Phase
- 未知
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Delirium
- Sponsor
- iverpool Hospital
- Enrollment
- 2618
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Delirium is an acute change in behaviour characterised by a fluctuating level of consciousness with impaired attention and cognition. For critically ill adults the incidence of delirium is approximately 30%. The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a nurse-led delirium-prevention protocol in reducing the incidence, severity, and duration of delirium among adults admitted to intensive care. Between May 2019 and February 2021, 2,618 admissions, among 2,566 patients were included in the study. Following the introduction of a nurse-led, non-pharmacological bundle of care to prevent delirium, among adults admitted to intensive care, we observed no significant decrease in the incidence of delirium, or the duration of delirium.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •All adults aged 18 years or more admitted to the intensive care during the study period.
Exclusion Criteria
- •(1\) patients at the end\-of\-life, and not expected to survive 24 hours; (2\) patients not expected to stay in the ICU for at least 24 hours; (3\) patients with acute or chronic neurological conditions that prevented assessment of delirium (traumatic brain injury, intra\-cerebral hemorrhage, ischaemic stroke, CNS infection, hypoxic brain injury, hepatic encephalopathy, severe mental disability, serious receptive aphasia, dementia).
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified