What is the purpose of awakening “trials”? When should awakening “trials” be done? How can we have successful awakening “trials”? Dr. Wes Ely joins us in this episode to crack the code on sedation cessation. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton: Last week, I did a little survey on social media. I recognize that my followers
The A of the ABCDEF Bundle is for “Assess, Prevent, and Treat Pain”. How do we truly master this tool and how does this impact patient outcomes? Can we assess, prevent, and treat pain while simultaneously striving to have all possible patients awake, autonomous, and even mobile? Joanna Stollings, PharmD, shares what the A of
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 148: The History and True Mission of the ABCDEF Bundle
How did the ABCDEF bundle come to be and what is its true objective? What barriers are causing the ICU community to fall short of full compliance with the bundle and what is the future of the ABCDEF bundle? Michele Balas, PhD, RN shares with us her insights as one of the founders of the
How do hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) occur in the ICU and why is the ABCDEF bundle such a powerful tool to prevent HAPIs? How do HAPIs impact healthcare costs, staff workload, patient quality of life, and overall survival? Wound Care Karen joins us in this episode to explore the crisis of hospital-acquired pressure injuries in
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 146: Success Stories from ICU Revolutionists
Individuals and teams are transforming patient outcomes through the adaptation of the ABCDEF bundle. Hear a compilation of their inspiring successes in this episode! Episode Transcription The past few episodes have been heavy. Obviously we have to address the challenges we face and the damage being done to patients. Yet, we also need to focus
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 145: The Trauma of Sedation and Immobility in Families in the ICU
Sedation and immobility impact more than patient outcomes in the ICU. Family members also suffer the isolation, burden, trauma, and loss from sedation and immobility in and after the ICU. Families are also at risk of developing post-ICU syndrome themselves. Nonetheless, they are left unprepared to care for their loved ones who are suffering the
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 144: Living With a “Sedation-Induced Brain Injury” and PICS
Until post-ICU syndrome is widely known and the impact is deeply appreciated, we will continue to fall short of evidence-based sedation and mobility practices. The real experts on post-ICU syndrome (PICS) are those that live with it. Carol Billian joins us now to share her personal expertise. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:47 It’s time to
Walking Home From The ICU Episode 143: The Impact of Delirium on Stroke Survivors
We know that stroke patients are at high risk of poor cognitive, physical, and psychological outcomes. How does delirium impact their outcomes and how can we better protect patients from additional brain injury from delirium? Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 Green. Rosa, welcome to the podcast. Can you introduce yourself to us? Rosa Hart, BSN,
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 142: Treating Post-ICU PTSD
We know that critical illness, sedation, delirium, etc., can leave patients with deep psychological trauma. How can we help them recover? What resources are available to treat post-ICU PTSD? Dr. Brian Peach shares with us his exciting developments and research. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 This week I flew out to meet with the executive
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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 141: Fighting For Your Life With Your Eyes Open
Sedation is often given with the hopes of sparing patients the discomfort and awareness of the struggles of the ICU. Yet, does that ultimately prevent harm and suffering? Antonette Montalvo, APRN shares with us what it meant to her to be able to fight for her life with her eyes open. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton
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I stumbled upon Kali’s podcast midway through my anesthesia critical care fellowship in February 2021. At our institution, I got the impression that patients in the ICU either got better on their own or had a prolonged and complicated course to LTAC or death. In her podcast, Kali explained that LTAC was rarely the outcome for patients in the Awake and Walking ICU in Salt Lake City.
Their ICU survivors hardly ever got trached, PEGed, or sent to LTAC, and literally walked out of the hospital in condition as close to their previous health as they could be. Although the concept of using no sedation on ventilated patients was completely foreign to me, it made sense based on what I had read in the literature. I devoured all of the episodes from the beginning, many of them bringing tears and regret for my ignorance, followed by inspiration and hope in later episodes. Listening to her podcast has been one of the most profound experiences in my short, eight-year career in medicine.
After discovering the no sedation, early mobility practice at the Awake and Walking ICU, my focus shifted to bringing it to my own institution. I visited Salt Lake City in March to witness it with my own eyes. Since then, I’ve been in touch closely with Kali and Louise to learn the practical approaches to sedation wean and sedation avoidance for newly intubated patients in the ICU.
Mikita Fuchita, MD
Colorado, USA
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