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The primary outcome, cumulative incidence of delirium (measured with the Confusion Assessment Method for ICU), was similar between groups (ABCDEF, 37.9%; usual care, 36.4%; odds ratio, 1.1; 95% CI, 0.5\u20132.2;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.86), as was median delirium duration (ABCDEF, 2.0 d; interquartile range [IQR], 1.3\u20133.5 d; usual care, 2.5 d; IQR, 1.0\u20134.4 d; mean difference, \u20130.4 d; 95% CI, \u20131.6 to 0.8 d;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.53). Median functional scores at ICU discharge (measured with the Functional Independence Measure) were 55.0 (IQR, 37.0\u201367.3) in the ABCDEF group and 53.0 (IQR, 43.8\u201362.5) in the usual care group (mean difference, 0.0; 95% CI, \u20137.7 to 7.6;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.83). At 90 days post-ICU discharge, the ABCDEF bundle group reported higher scores in the \u201cusual activities\u201d domain (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001) (measured with the EuroQol 5D five-level questionnaire), with no differences in other domains.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In adult ICU patients, the ABCDEF bundle, compared with usual care, did not reduce the cumulative incidence or duration of delirium. While no effect was observed on the primary outcomes, higher scores in the \u201cusual activities\u201d quality of life domain suggest potential long-term benefits that warrant further investigation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1097\/ccm.0000000000007154","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,20]],"date-time":"2026-05-20T14:00:15Z","timestamp":1779285615000},"page":"1610-1621","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Effects of the ABCDEF Bundle on Delirium, Function, and Quality of Life in Australian ICU Patients: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"54","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6352-0674","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kellie J.","family":"Sosnowski","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia."},{"name":"Intensive 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