A: Assess, prevent and manage pain
B: Both Spontaneous Awakening Trials (SAT) and Spontaneous Breathing Trials (SBT)
C: Choice of analgesia and sedation
D: Delirium: Assess, Prevent and Manage
E: Early mobility and exercise
F: Family engagement and empowerment (challenging in the deployed environment)
The ABCDEF Bundle: Science and Philosophy of How ICU Liberation Serves Patients and Families, Ely EW, Crit Care Med. 2017 February; 45(2): 321–330