Survivors of an Awake and Walking ICU Archives

Episode 195: Public Opinion on Informed Consent and Medically-Induced Comas

If the choice between being sedated or awake and mobile was provided prior to intubation with the risks disclosed, what would the general public choose? Do patients and families have a right to know the risks of continuous sedation? I interviewed strangers in airports throughout the USA to learn more about their preferences. Episode Transcription

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Episode 194: Walking While Intubated with an IABP with Bob

What it is like to wake up intubated with an intra aortic balloon pump and then have Teia, your physical therapist, get you walking? Bob shares with us how the ABCDEF Bundle helped him walk home from the ICU. Episode Transcription [00:00:00] This is the walking home from the ICU Podcast. I’m Kelly Dayton, a

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Episode 190: Healing From Post-ICU PTSD with UCF Restores

After 51 days of sedation and immobility in the ICU and on ECMO, Angela Leggett spent almost 2 decades battling post-ICU PTSD. She shares with us her journey and the impact of UCF Restores to give her a new chance at quality of life! Episode Transcription [00:00:00] This is the walking home from the ICU

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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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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 135: The Contrast Between Awake and Sedated

The cultural assumption that everyone would rather be sedated is based on the myth that sedation is “sleep”. Very few survivors can give us a comparison of being sedated vs. being awake while intubated. Lara, like Susan East in episode 3, has had it both ways and shares with us the contrast. Episode Transcription Kali

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 122: Caleigh’s Voice Through Critical Illness

Caleigh has had it both ways in the ICU. She has been sedated and immobilized which led to battling delirium and ICU acquired weakness. She has also been awake and mobile while intubated and walked out the doors. Listen to Caleigh share her insights and what meant to her to be communicative, connected, and autonomous

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 121: Tips and Tricks

Having patients awake during mechanical ventilation can require a new skill set and approach to patient care. Let’s talk about some of the tips and tricks for improving patient comfort and care. We’ll hear it from an RN/podcast listener/ICU survivor and Louise Bezdjian, APRN from the original Awake and Walking ICU. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton

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Walking Home From The ICU Episode 120: Walk Like Your Life Depends On It

What does being awake and mobile mean to current ECMO patient, Denise Bazalda? From her ICU room with a tracheostomy and connected to ECMO, @88deniseb, gives us incredible insight into how she is fighting for her life. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:35 One of the main motifs throughout this podcast is patient autonomy and giving

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Walking From ICU Episode 103- Communication Is a Basic Human Right- Especially in the ICU

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 103: Communication Is a Basic Human Right- Especially in the ICU

This episode explores the value of communication in the ICU and the impact of our sedation and immobility practices on the basic human right of communication. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:38 This episode is dedicated to communication and the ICU. This has taken me a long time to publish in part because it is so

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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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