In today’s episode, we will discuss the recently released 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patient s in the ICU. Our guest is John Devlin, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, FCCP. Dr. Devlin is the lead author of these guidelines and a recognized leader in the field.

Additional Resources

• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU: https://bit.ly/2wzFNHv


• Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU: https://bit.ly/2vOyVGP


• Interpreting and Implementing the 2018 of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption Guidelines: https://bit.ly/2waInU7


• Nocturnal low-dose Dexmedetomidine to prevent delirium in ICU patients: https://bit.ly/2MJ2TSi

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer: https://amzn.to/2OAfZmD