Analgosedation and delirium practices in critically ill patients in the Pan-American and Iberian setting, and factors associated with oversedation after the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the PANDEMIC study.

Publication date: Feb 01, 2025

Oversedation has adverse effects on critically ill patients. The Analgosedation and Delirium Committee of the FEPIMCTI (Pan-American and Iberian Federation of Critical Care Medicine and Intensive Care) conducted a cross-sectional study through a survey addressed to ICU physicians: PANDEMIC (Pan-American and Iberian Study on the Management of Analgosedation and Delirium in Critical Care [fepImCti]). HYPOTHESIS: Worsening of these practices in the course of the pandemic and that continued afterwards, with further oversedation. OBJECTIVES: Perception of analgosedation and delirium practices in Pan-American and Iberian ICUs before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and factors associated with persistent oversedation after the pandemic. Of the 1008 respondents, 25% perceived oversedation after the pandemic (95%CI 22. 4-27. 8). This perception was higher in South America (35. 8%, P 

Concepts	Keywords
American	ABCDEF bundle
Covid	Analgosedación
Pandemic	Analgosedation
Physicians	COVID-19 pandemic
	Critically ill patient
	Deep sedation
	Delirium
	Oversedation
	Paciente crítico
	Pandemia COVID-19
	Paquete medidas ABCDEF
	Sedación profunda
	Sobresedación

Semantics

Type	Source	Name
disease	MESH	delirium
disease	MESH	critically ill
disease	MESH	COVID-19 pandemic

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