Walking Home From The ICU Episode 132: The Power of ICU Diaries to Treat Post-ICU PTSD
Post-ICU PTSD is a life altering and life-threatening condition. ICU diaries have shown promising benefits to helping survivors navigate the trauma they carry with them from the ICU and especially delirium. David Richards shares with us his journey during and after the ICU and how his ICU diary has been a key part of his
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 131: Occupational Therapists as Leaders In the ICU
When Brenna’s ICU set out to become an “Awake and Walking ICU”, Brenna, OTR/L, accepted the challenge. She shares with us her journey to leading her team to have the skills and culture to optimize mobility during critical illness. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:13 A few years ago, I spoke at a conference and I
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 130: Becoming an Awake and Walking ICU With Dr. Bellucci
After visiting the original Awake and Walking ICU, how did Dr. Brian Bellucci help bring these changes to his ICU? What is the physician’s role in supporting a team’s sedation and mobility practices? How can we increase physician buy-in? Dr. Bellucci shares with us his team’s journey to becoming an Awake and Walking ICU. Episode
Walking Home From The ICU Episode: 129: Cognitive Rehabilitation After ICU With Dr. Jim Jackson
When patients suffer from delirium in the ICU, what resources are available to them to support their cognitive rehabilitation Psychologist, Dr. Jim Jackson, from episode 51, returns to the podcast. He shares with us his journey to writing his new book, “Clearing the Fog” as a roadmap to recovery for survivors. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton
Walking Home From The ICU Episode: 128: Delirium Severity By ICU and Race
Let’s talk about delirium severity. Does the severity of delirium vary by ICU specialties or by ICU treatment? What role does sedation play in delirium severity? What role does race play in delirium severity? Dr. Damaris Ortiz shares with us key findings from her important research. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 Yeah. Dr. Ortiz, welcome
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 127: Saving Lives and Over One Million Dollars
When the ICU at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Colorado invested less than $100,000 into becoming an Awake and Walking ICU, what was their return on investment? How has supporting the training, education, and support of their team impacted their team dynamics, morale, and patient outcomes? Nancy Mcgann, PT, shares with us her team’s exciting success!
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 126 Delirium Podcrawl Episode
Tina from Good Nurse Bad Nurse co-hosts with Kali to explore how gaps in delirium education and support can turn lethal by a “Bad Nurse” and how a “Good Nurse” can change and save innumerable lives for generations to come. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:05 This is a special episode as part of a pod
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 125: Responding to Agitation in the ICU
As Dr. Swamy said in episode 61, “You can’t sedate away delirium”. Yet, when patients are delirious and agitated, how can we keep patients and clinicians safe? How do we avoid and even discontinue sedation while keeping lines and tubes intact? What role do restraints play in agitation and trauma for patients? Are soft wrist
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 124: Alcohol Withdrawal and Phenobarbital
Alcohol withdrawal can send our patients into a spiral of delirium and downstream complications in the ICU. What are the risks of benzodiazepines for our patients even during alcohol withdrawal? How can we give our patients the best chance to walk away from ETOH withdrawal and critical illness? Dr. Obiajulu Anozie, MD joins us in
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 123: Updating 50 Years of Perspective and Practices
Dr. Peter Murphy has worked in critical care for nearly 50 years. As a seasoned expert in the field, he shares with us his own wake-up call to the reality of decades-old sedation practices. He provokes the question: “Am I leading or fighting evolution?” Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:22 For anyone that works in medicine,
On the night of August 31, 2021, my husband was rushed to the hospital with COVID pneumonia and an O2 saturation of 52. He was put in a medically-induced coma and on a ventilator around 5:30 a.m. the next morning.
Kali Dayton was pivotal to myself and my family in explaining what all of the settings are and every step towards recovery. She spoke and advocated with the medical team on numerous occasions and even spoke with the hospital ethics committee. I believe she is an exceptional professional and helped save my husband’s life. She was huge in reducing the extreme amount of paralytic medication and made sure that we were all working together.
It was very difficult working with some of the hospital staff, but she was amazing and able to break through barriers that would have otherwise been impossible. I am eternally grateful for her. Her podcast, Walking Home From The ICU, was so beneficial and helpful. I encourage everyone who has a loved one in the ICU to listen to it.
Shannon West
Florida, USA
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