Data from our recently published survey indicate that awareness concerning a systematic management of delirium, sedation and analgesia in ICU patients is increasing. Fourty-four percent of ICUs that participated in our survey reported to routinely monitor for delirium with a validated score. Thirty-five percent had implemented validated scores for delirium, sedation and analgesia.
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A Wake-Up Call for the Pediatric Critical Care Community /
Sapna R. Kudchadkar, a pediatric anesthesiologist and intensivist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, published the results of the first international survey, investigating actual practice regarding sedation, delirium and sleep promotion management in critically ill children. Three-hundred and fourty-one respondents were inincluded in data analysis.
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Get gaming! Scientists found that playing Super Mario can make you brainier, or at least cause increases in the brain regions responsible for spatial orientation, memory formation and strategic planning.