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Methodologic Innovation in Creating Clinical Practice Guidelines: Insights From the 2018 Society of Critical Care Medicine Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption Guideline Effort

John W. Devlin, Yoanna Skrobik, Bram Rochwerg, Mark Nunnally, Dale M. Needham, Céline Gélinas, Pratik P. Pandharipande, Arjen J. C. Slooter, Paula L. Watson, Gerald L. Weinhouse, Michelle E. Kho, John Centofanti, Carrie Price, Lori Harmon, Cheryl Misak, Pamela Flood, Waleed Alhazzani · 2018 · Critical Care Medicine

Summary. This paper describes methodological innovations used to develop clinical practice guidelines for critical care patients. The authors involved critical illness survivors throughout the guideline development process, expanded evidence assessment methods, and systematically identified evidence gaps. Their approach combined expert panels, patient perspectives, qualitative analysis, and structured voting to create recommendations that reflect both clinical evidence and patient values.

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Devlin, J. W., Skrobik, Y., Rochwerg, B., Nunnally, M., Needham, D. M., Gélinas, C., Pandharipande, P. P., Slooter, A. J. C., Watson, P. L., Weinhouse, G. L., Kho, M. E., Centofanti, J., Price, C., Harmon, L., Misak, C., Flood, P., & Alhazzani, W.. (2018). Methodologic Innovation in Creating Clinical Practice Guidelines: Insights From the 2018 Society of Critical Care Medicine Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption Guideline Effort. Critical Care Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0000000000003298

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DOI
10.1097/ccm.0000000000003298
Countries
United States, Canada
Regions
North America
Categories
innovation-theory, general-innovation
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2026-04-28