The Provincial Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Delirium Initiative was developed by Alberta Health Services Critical Care Strategic Clinical Network. The goal of the initiative is to foster excellence in the care of critically ill patients throughout Alberta. It does this primarily by establishing provincial standards and guidelines for the management and prevention of delirium within intensive care. There's no question that the advanced care provided in ICUs saves lives. For some patients, however, one consequence of this life-saving treatment can be delirium.
22 Alberta adult and pediatric intensive care units are participating in this initiative, the goals of which are to:
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To improve delirium care in all of Alberta's adult & pediatric ICUs by:
Benefits include (but not limited to):