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Daily compliance of the ABCDEF liberation bundle for patients in the intensive care unit: A retrospective descriptive study

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Bundle elements recorded by practitioners across the 1134 patient/days (n = 4165).
ElementTotaln (%) or P50 (IQR)(n = 1134)IMVn (%) or P50 (IQR)(n = 391)Without IMVn (%) or P50 (IQR)(n = 743)
Element A
Assessment instrument reported215 (100)17 (8)198 (92)
VAS209 (97)17 (100)192 (97)
NAS6 (3)0 (0)6 (3)
BPS0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
CPOT0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Scores of the assessment instruments reported
VAS0 (0 a 4)0 (0 a 3)0 (0 a 4)
NAS4 (3 a 6)N/A4 (3 a 6)
BPSN/AN/AN/A
CPOTN/AN/AN/A
Significant pain reported
Yes175 (35)4 (24)71 (36)
No140 (65)13 (76)127 (64)
Element B
SBT reported41 (100)41 (100)0 (0)
Pressure support SBT21 (51)21 (51)0 (0)
T-tube SBT13 (32)13 (32)0 (0)
SBT not reported7 (17)7 (17)0 (0)
SBT outcome reported
Success4 (10)4 (10)0 (0)
Failure1 (2)1 (2)0 (0)
Outcome not reported36 (88)36 (88)0 (0)
Element C
Assessment instrument reported2826 (100)2283 (81)543 (19)
RASS2200 (78)1948 (85)252 (46)
SAS78 (3)61 (3)17 (3)
GCS307 (11)117 (5)190 (35)
FOUR241 (8)157 (7)84 (16)
Scores of the assessment instruments reported
RASS-2 (-4 a 0)-2 (-4 a -1)0 (-1 a 1)
SAS2 (1 a 4)2 (1 a 3)4 (3 a 5)
GCS15 (12 a 15)11 (9 a 15)16 (15 a 16)
FOUR15 (11 a 16)12 (9 a 16)14 (14 a 15)
Element D
Assessment instrument reported334 (100)113 (34)221 (66)
CAM-ICU334 (100)113 (100)221 (100)
ICDSC0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Results of the assessment instruments reported
Positive32 (10)14 (12)18 (8)
Negative240 (72)55 (49)185 (84)
Not assessable62 (18)44 (39)18 (8)
Element E
Early mobilization modality reported1451 (100)203 (14)1248 (86)
Passive bed mobility228 (16)114 (50)114 (50)
Active bed mobility326 (22)54 (17)272 (83)
Siting on the edge of the bed277 (19)15 (5)262 (95)
Standing on spot277 (19)11 (4)266 (96)
Walking140 (10)1 (1)139 (99)
Transfer to a chair197 (14)8 (4)189 (96)
NMES2 (0)0 (0)2 (0)
Tilt Table4 (0)0 (0)4 (0)

BPS, Behavioral Pain Scale; CAM-ICU, Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU. CPOT, Critical Care Pain Observation Tool. FOUR, Full Outline of UnResponsiveness. GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale. ICDSC, Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist. IQR, Interquartile range. IMV, Invasive mechanical ventilation. N/A, Not applicable. NAS, Numerical Analog Scale. P50, Median. RASS, Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale. SAS, Sedation Agitation Scale. SBT, Spontaneous Breathing Trial. VAS, Visual Analog Scale. NMES, Neuromuscuar electrical stimulation.

1BPS greater than 5, CPOT greater than 3, and VAS and NAS greater than 3.

Notes: This table does not present the elements that presented 0% compliance (B1 and F). One patient/day may contain more than one evaluation per element; for this reason, the percentages are adjusted to 100% of those recorded in each element.

Source: Prepared by the authors based on data extracted from electronic clinical records.