Walking Home From The ICU Episode 173: ICU Outcomes by Dose of Mobility
We know that for each additional 10 minutes of early mobility in the ICU, hospital length of stay decreases by 1.2 days. What else do we know about the relationship between dose of mobility and time on the ventilator? Sarina Fazio, PhD, RN, shares with us her exciting discoveries in her latest research. E Episode
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 171: The Power of Autonomy and Human Connection During ECMO
Check out this episode with @Christinecasiano as she shares the contrast between being sedated vs. being awake while on ECMO. Register for the monthly ICU Revolutionists zoom meetings here. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 Kristina, welcome to the podcast. I’m thrilled to have you on Can you introduce yourself to us? Christine Casiano 0:04 Yes,
It has been claimed that ICU early mobility is a “new and temporary fad”. Is walking intubated patients really that new? Let’s start in 1970 and work our way through decades of research that continues to reaffirm that true mastery of the ABCDEF bundle gives patients the best chance to survive and thrive in and
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 169: Intubated in Your Own ICU
What is like to be intubated in your own ICU? Even when the environment and team are well known, what does an intensivist turned patient experience? Dr. Meta van der Woude shares with us her personal journey through the ICU. Episode Transcription Kali: Dr. Van der Woude, thank you so much for coming to the
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 168: I Was Reported to the Board of Nursing!
What happened when I was reported to the board of nursing for advocating for early mobility in the ICU? What are the roots of these concerns and this report? How does social media impact culture and practices in the ICU? Jess Hren, BSN, RN, Jenna Hightower, DPT, CCS, Phillip Gonzalez, MOT, OTR/L, BCPR discuss why
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Is it save to mobilize patients with trans-formal devices such as balloon pumps, impellas, and ECMO? Who was the first person to dare to ask, “Why can’t we mobilize patients with trans-femoral balloon pumps?” Stephen Ramsey, PT, DPT, CCS shares with us his journey to developing the Ramsey protocol and revolutionizing mobility in the CVICU.
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 166: The Struggle of an ICU Revolutionist to Save Lives
What is it like for one lone ICU clinician to truly understand the risks of sedation and immobility? What it is like for them to try to implement interventions like awakening trials that have been supported by decades of research? How does lack of support and success increase moral injury, burnout, and the loss of
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
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
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
When patients are so ill that they require a ventilator in the ICU, the antiquated approach of heavy sedation and immobilization should be avoided in order to help prevent the immense burden of physical and cognitive disabilities suffered during survival.
Kali is leading ICU teams to become Awake and Walking ICUs through true mastery of the ABCDEF Bundle. I endorse her mission and look forward to the standardization of this evidence-based approach in ICUs all over the world.
Dr. Wes Ely, author of Every Deep Drawn Breath, leading founder of the ABCDEF Bundle and ICU CAM delirium screening tool, and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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