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. 2019 Sep 3;2019(9):CD011749. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011749.pub2

Emerson 2014.

Methods Randomized trial comparing the effectiveness of a delirium management team vs standard of care in the treatment of delirium
Study took place in 3 medical‐surgical ICUs in the United States
Participants Adult (> 18 years) ICU patients diagnosed with delirium via the CAM‐ICU
Interventions Participants received standard delirium care or management via a team consisting of a physician, a clinical pharmacist, and a registered nurse delirium co‐ordinator. Participants in the intervention group were assessed daily over the course of their ICU stay for non‐pharmacological and pharmacological interventions. Per hospital initiative, a delirium prevention bundle and early mobilization administered by exercise physiologists were provided to all patients in the study
Outcomes Primary
  1. Duration of delirium


Secondary
  1. Duration of mechanical ventilation

  2. ICU and hospital length of stay

Notes Study status unknown. Study was published in abstract form under the title "Impact of a collaborative multidisciplinary team on ICU delirium" (Emerson 2014). Several attempts to contact the principal study investigator (kemerson1@stlukeshealth.org) were unsuccessful