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Walking From ICU Episode 94- The ICU Deathtrap

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 94: The ICU Deathtrap

Why are prolonged sedation and immobility lethal? How do our standard practices of automatically sedating every patient on a ventilator deprive them of the chance to survive and thrive? What systemic barriers stop us from implementing evidence-based practices that save lives and drastically change outcomes? Michelle, DNP, ACNP dives deep into powerful case studies that

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Walking From ICU Episode 92- Sedated Because She's Intubated and Intubated Because She's Sedated

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 92: Sedated Because She’s Intubated and Intubated Because She’s Sedated

Susanne was admitted to the ICU for ludwig’s angina. When she required intubation only for airway protection, she was placed on the conveyor belt of ICU care. How did deep sedation and immobility impact her physical and psychological outcomes? How much more unnecessary time did she spent suffering in delirium on the ventilator? She tells

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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 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 78 “Never Really Over”

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 78: “Never Really Over”

What is it really like to be in a medically-induced coma? As an experienced ICU physiotherapist and war veteran, Aron Welsh provides soul-shaking insight into the graphic trauma of ICU delirium during and after deep sedation. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:00 Okay, welcome back, I need to apologize to those that have tried to

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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 52 Haunted Beyond the ICU

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 52: Haunted Beyond the ICU

What truly happens during delirium? When do the hallucinations and terror stop? Survivors give us a sobering reality check of what caused the deep psychological trauma during their ICU stays and how their lives are forever impacted Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:28 Throughout this podcast, we have explored the reality that prolonged deep sedation causes

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Walking From ICU Episode 50 The Reality of Post-ICU PTSD

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 50: The Reality of Post-ICU PTSD

What causes Post-ICU PTSD? What is it like to live with this trauma? How does it impact life after the ICU? Spencer Freeman shares with us intimate insight into living with Post-ICU PTSD. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton 0:27 Throughout the podcast, we have talked a lot about delirium in the sense of what causes it,

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Walking From ICU Episode 43. Trapped In My Body As An ARDS Survivor

Walking Home From The ICU Episode 43: Trapped In My Body As An ARDS Survivor

Now that we know what happens to patients after sedation and immobility, do we know what it is really like? Do we understand what happens to patient dignity, autonomy, and identity when they lose control of their bodies? Eileen Rubin shares with us what it was like as a 33-year-old trial attorney to wake up

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Walking Home from The ICU Episode 13: Loved Ones Are Survivors Too Part II

Part II of how caregivers also leave ICU with high rates of PTSD and long-term life impacts. Mike Maranhas shares his side of his wife’s ICU stay and recovery. Episode Transcription Kali Dayton Bella mentioned to me that she had terrible hallucinations and delirium during that time being so profoundly sedated. And even once she

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