Walking Home From The ICU Episode 165: “Don’t Turn Me Off” – A Survivor’s Perspective Of a Medically-Induced Coma

Are patients sleeping during medically-induced comas? Are they more comfortable and free of trauma while sedated? Can patients hear, feel, and understand their surroundings while in a medically-induced coma? Do patients know when sedation is turn up higher? Do they know which providers will let them wake up and which ones will try to “turn

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Episode 164: Antipsychotics in the ICU with Dr. Marie Rueve

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 164: Antipsychotics in the ICU with Dr. Marie Rueve

Antipsychotics have been a hot topic in the ICU. Do they treat delirium? Can they be used to replace continuous sedation? When and how can we utilize antipsychotics to optimize care and outcomes? Dr. Marie Rueve from episode 160 joins us again to clear the air on antipsychotics in the ICU.   Episode Transcription Kali

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Episode 163: Early Mobility During COVID19 in Switzerland with Sabrina Eggmann

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 163: Early Mobility During COVID19 in Switzerland with Sabrina Eggmann

Sabrina Eggmann is a PhD physiotherapist with 17 years of experience. She shares with us how her team utilized their years of expertise in early mobility to preserve their practices for COVID19 patients in Switzerland.   Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:48 There’s been a lot of online discussion about whether or not early mobility during

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