Walking Home From The ICU

Joan Johnston was admitted for ARDS and remained on the ventilator for 17 days. She shares with us what it was like to be awake, walking, and even showering while intubated. @DaytonICUConsulting Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ ! Want to bring the revolution to your ICU? Check out ⁠⁠⁠www. DaytonICUConsulting.com⁠

James was admitted for severe mycoplasma pneumonia that turned into mild ARDS. His downs syndrome and autism inspired the ICU team to get creative to keep him awake and walking on the ventilator. His journey straight home moves us to reconsider our standard practices. @DaytonICUConsulting Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ ! Want to bring the revolution to your...

Bryan Carter was admitted for severe pneumonia that became severe ARDS. He was allowed to be awake and walk on the ventilator until he was proned. When he was able to be supine he was right back on his feet. He shares with us his story and how his treatment impacted his outcomes. @DaytonICUConsulting Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ ! Want to bring the revolut...

If we treated patients differently, would their outcomes be different? What if patients never stopped walking during critical illness? One ICU dared to ask. @DaytonICUConsulting Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ ! Want to bring the revolution to your ICU? Check out ⁠⁠⁠www. DaytonICUConsulting.com⁠

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. @DaytonICUConsulting Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ ! Want to bring the revolution to your ICU? Check out ⁠⁠⁠www. DaytonICUConsulting.com⁠

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. @DaytonICUConsulting Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ ! Want to bring the revolution to your ICU? Check out ⁠⁠⁠www. DaytonICUConsulting.com⁠

When we send patients to LTAC or SNF to relearn how to walk, what is that like? Susi Rimkus, DNP, shares with us her experience with rehabilitating rehabilitation. @DaytonICUConsulting Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ ! Want to bring the revolution to your ICU? Check out ⁠⁠⁠www. DaytonICUConsulting.com⁠

What is it like to wake up with less physical capacity than a newborn? What is it like to be sent to LTAC with no expectations of returning home? When patients have not moved for weeks+, what is the journey to recovery like? How long does it take? What are the psychological effects on survivors and loved ones? Jim and Cheryl Rettinger give us an inside look. @DaytonICUConsulting Get your CE credit...

What happens down the road to patients that are on bedrest during their time on the ventilator? Is there another way? Let's put it into the big picture. @DaytonICUConsulting Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ ! Want to bring the revolution to your ICU? Check out ⁠⁠⁠www. DaytonICUConsulting.com⁠

Survivors tell us what "cognitive deficits" really look like and the impact they have on their function and lives. @DaytonICUConsulting Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ ! Want to bring the revolution to your ICU? Check out ⁠⁠⁠www. DaytonICUConsulting.com⁠

Dr. Wes Ely, the creator of the CAM scoring tool and the ACDEF Bundle, shares with us the realities and consequences of ICU delirium. @DaytonICUConsulting Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ ! Want to bring the revolution to your ICU? Check out ⁠⁠⁠www. DaytonICUConsulting.com⁠

68% of nurses believe sedation is for patient comfort. Survivors of prolonged tell us the reality of how "sweet" their sedation dreams really were. @DaytonICUConsulting Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ ! Want to bring the revolution to your ICU? Check out ⁠⁠⁠www. DaytonICUConsulting.com⁠

Susan East is a three times survivor of ARDS. She tells us why she sought legal protection against sedation after her first experience with ARDS.  @DaytonICUConsulting  Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ ! Want to bring the revolution to your ICU? Check out ⁠⁠⁠www. DaytonICUConsulting.com⁠

Is sedation during mechanical ventilation in the ICU always a necessity or a habit with history? Dr. Terry Clemmer, one of the founders of critical care, shares the evolution of mechanical ventilation and sedation culture he witnessed during his 50 years of critical care medicine. @DaytonICUConsulting Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Want to bring the revoluti...

Kali shares the variation in sedation and mobility practices she witnesses in critical care throughout the USA. ICU survivors changed her perspective and belief in what is right and best for patients.  @DaytonICUConsulting Get your CE credit for this episode and all learning you do ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Want to bring the revolution to your ICU? Check out ⁠⁠www. DaytonICUConsulting.com