. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: Intensive Care Med. 2017 Jun 13;43(9):1329–1339. doi: 10.1007/s00134-017-4860-7

Table 1.

The ABCDEF Bundle Targeting Patient Symptoms

ABCDEF Bundle Elements	Symptoms Being Addressed	Examples Of Monitoring Tools To Use
Assessment, prevention, and management of pain	Pain	Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NRS) Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT)
Both spontaneous awakening and breathing trials Choice of sedatives and analgesia,	Agitation or Sedation	Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) Sedation-Agitation Scale (SAS)
Delirium assessment, prevention and management	Delirium	Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC) Pediatric or Preschool Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (pCAM-ICU; psCAM-ICU) Cornell Assessment for Pediatric Delirium (CAPD)
Early mobility/exercise
Family engagement and empowerment