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Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

  • Vanderbilt University

    Delirium, benzos and the pediatric ICU

    With other risk factors held equal, children who received a benzodiazepine sedative drug were nearly three times more likely to experience delirium – confused thought – the following day. Read More

    Oct 2, 2017

  • Children's Hospital exterior

    Improved patient ‘handover’ process bolsters outcomes

    Patient handovers matter. A lot. That’s the conclusion from Vanderbilt researchers who reviewed three years of patient data and found that major complications occurring within 24 hours after cardiac surgery were cut in half following the adoption of an improved handover process. Read More

    Oct 18, 2012