Episode 181: Physician Insights at CHEST
What do physicians understand of the ABCDEF bundle? What are their perceptions of early mobility? How are their teams practicing the ABCDEF bundle in their own units? What do physicians need to be able to lead an Awake and Walking ICU approach in their units? I interviewed physicians while attending the CHEST conference to find
Episode 180: Leading the ABCDEF Bundle in Bangledash
What happens when a visionary physician in a low-resource hospital in Bangledash leads his team to practice the ABCDEF bundle? How did this passionate team of ICU clinicians transform their care from automatic sedation and immobility to standardized mobility three times a day? How did they come to treat mobility as important and optional as
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 179: The Legal Liability of Failing to Practice the ABCDEF Bundle
Fear of “liabilities” is often a barrier to keeping patients awake and mobile in the ICU. Yet, we know that the ABCDEF is evidence-based best practices. So what are the legal liabilities to a hospital, leadership, and bedside clinicians of current cultural practices? Maggie Ortiz, MSN, RN joins us now to share her expert perspective.
Before Kali, our hospital struggled with overly-sedated patients and lack of early mobility. Despite multiple efforts to change the culture, we were at a standstill. In one hour, Kali was able to ignite a flurry of conversations regarding her experience with the Awake and Walking ICU and this immediately led to a change in clinical practice.
Patients with less sedation and other neurotoxic medications are spending fewer days on the ventilator. If you are considering starting an ICU early mobility program at your hospital, your first step needs to be to consult with Kali and absorb as much information as you can!
Matthew McClain, DPT
Florida, USA
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