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Walking From ICU Episode 87- Is Their Silence Worth Their Suffering?

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 87: Is Their Silence Worth Their Suffering?

Mark Hudson, an ICU survivor podcast host, is all too well acquainted with delirium. He has dedicated himself to advocating for fellow patients and survivors to prevent the torture of delirium. He tells it to us straight and guides us towards improvements. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 Okay, a huge objective of this podcast is

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Walking From ICU Episode 83 Paralyze With Fear

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 83: Paralyze With Fear

As neuromuscular blockade agents have come back into vogue, let’s talk about the big picture. When we understand the repercussions of this intervention, we will paralyze with fear. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 Oh, neuromuscular blockade agents, such a hot topic right now. I approach it with trepidation, and passion. Let’s start with the

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 82: Burnout

Burnout What role do constant poor patient outcomes play in the pandemic of ICU staff burnout? What if we had a system that supported staff to practice evidence-based medicine? Would a more humane environment and process of care improve our morale? Would improved patient outcomes support staff retention? Liz McQueen, BSN, RN, shares with us

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Walking From ICU Episode 81 Choose Wisely

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 81: Choose Wisely

How does the choice to automatically sedate every patient on a ventilator impact patients for the following weeks, months, and years? Let’s dive deeper into how our favorite sedatives change the course of critical illness. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 This episode is really important, but maybe a lot. So I hope to make this

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Walking From ICU Episode 80 Big Picture of Propofol

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 80: Big Picture of Propofol

How does propofol affect muscles? The brain? Outcomes? ERRXpodcast host and critical care pharmacist, Adis Keric, BCPS, BCCP, shares with us the big picture of propofol. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:28 Hello, it has been so exciting to meet with your teams around the country for webinars and presentations. Sharing the research through case studies

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Walking From ICU Episode 75 Communicate. Don’t Sedate

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 75: Communicate. Don’t Sedate.

When Jeff Sweat was about to be intubated, what was he told about what was to come? What information did his wife, Sunny Cannon, receive about the risks and reality of deep sedation? Was is it really like to “wake up” 3 weeks later? How have sedation, immobility, and tracheostomy impacted their family? Had they

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Walking From ICU Episode 71 What “Fight To Survive” Truly Means

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 71: What “Fight To Survive” Truly Means

When an ICU team started discussing end-of-life with 31-year-old Megan Wakley’s family, they fought to have her transferred to the “Awake and Walking ICU”. When research shows that the less sedation used and the more mobility performed the less likely patients are to die, what did that mean for Megan Wakely? Episode Transcription Kali

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 68: PICU UP!

We know that sedation causes and worsens ICU delirium, post-ICU PTSD, post-ICU dementia, and ICU-acquired weakness in adults. The research is vast and compelling. What does this mean for children? What does research reveal about the harm children suffer from drug-induced comas? Is there a different way to treat our children? Can we preserve their

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Walking From ICU Episode 67 On to LTACH?

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 67: On to LTACH?

If you were to come out of a medically-induced coma after weeks of delirium and atrophy with a new tracheostomy, only to find yourself unable to hold your head up…would you want to be discharged to an LTACH? Do other countries have LTACHs? Are there other options to survival after the ICU for survivors? Patrik

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Walking From ICU Episode 66 Trach and Peg

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 66: Trach and Peg

Why do tracheostomy rates fluctuate so drastically between ICUs? What is the true reason for so many tracheostomies? What are the long-term effects of tracheostomies? Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 I have been needing to talk about tracheostomies for a while. A discussion on tracheostomy is incredibly relevant to this podcast that is about

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