Kali Dayton, DNP, ACNP-BC, is an ICU nurse practitioner and consultant on a mission to create Awake
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How does propofol affect muscles? The brain? Outcomes? ERRXpodcast host and critical care pharmacist
Episode 79: Step Up and Step Forward What can happen when a clinician wakes up to the reality of sed
What is it really like to be in a medically-induced coma? As an experienced ICU physiotherapist and
Are lung-protective strategies only implemented when patients are sedated? Is walking on the ventila
Is it *really* easier to sedate patients? Ultimately, does giving patient delirium and ICU acquired
When Jeff Sweat was about to be intubated, what was he told about what was to come? What information
What are the main “treatments” or “tools” to prevent and treat delirium? How can we facilitate “quie
We habitually lie to ourselves and our patients' families when the word “sleep” leaves our tongues i
Why is baseline PTSD a risk factor for post-ICU PTSD? What does delirium look and feel like for war
When an ICU team started discussing end-of-life with 31-year-old Megan Wakley’s family, they fought
What specific approaches help rally the troops to bring change to the ICU? How have other PICU
What does it take to inspire a PICU team to keep children on mechanical ventilation awake and playin
We know that sedation causes and worsens ICU delirium, post-ICU PTSD, post-ICU dementia, and ICU-acq
If you were to come out of a medically-induced coma after weeks of delirium and atrophy with a new t
Why do tracheostomy rates fluctuate so drastically between ICUs? What is the true reason for so many
Jeroen Molinger, MSc brings the research to the bedside. He ties together the importance of muscle m
What role does nutrition play in improving outcomes in the ICU? How can we help preserve muscle thro
Why is ICU-acquired weakness an independent predictor of mortality? What role does muscular atrophy
We say we respect patient autonomy. We provide patients or families informed consent prior to intuba
