Kristina Betters, MD is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the division of Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University and a pediatric intensivist at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. Dr. Betters' research interests are focused on early mobility, rehabilitation of the ICU patient, sedation, and delirium in critically ill children. She was an author of the 2022 SCCM PANDEM guidelines.

Brooke Light, MD is a pediatric resident physician at Prisma Health in Greenville, SC. Prior to residency, she completed her MD at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is (obviously) an aspiring pediatric intensivist, and we are so happy she reached out to coordinate this episode.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to discuss:

1. The rationale supporting the use of an ICU liberation bundle.
2. Key components of the A to F ICU liberation bundle.
3. An expert’s approach to implementing the A to F ICU liberation bundle

References:

1. Smith et al. 2022 Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines on Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation, Neuromuscular Blockade, and Delirium in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients With Consideration of the ICU Environment and Early Mobility. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 Feb 1;23(2):e74-e110. 
2. Marra A, Ely EW, Pandharipande PP, Patel MB. The ABCDEF Bundle in Critical Care. Crit Care Clin. 2017 Apr;33(2):225-243. 
3. Curley et al; RESTORE Study Investigators and the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators Network. Protocolized sedation vs usual care in pediatric patients mechanically ventilated for acute respiratory failure: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2015 Jan 27;313(4):379-89. 
4. Madden K, Wolf M, Tasker RC, Figueroa J, McCracken C, Hall M, Kamat P. Antipsychotic Drug Prescription in Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A 10-Year U.S. Retrospective Database Study. J Pediatr Intensive Care. 2021 Oct 22;13(1):46-54. 

Citation: Betters K, Light B, Shanklin A, Hodges Z. ICU Liberation. PedsCrit. Online Podcast. 12/2024. https://www.pedscrit.com/icu-liberation-with-dr-kristina-betters-dr-brooke-light-part-1/ 

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