12 episodes
Walking You Through The ICU Kali Dayton
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- Health & Fitness
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5.0 • 6 Ratings
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What really happens to patients during medically-induced comas when patients are intubated on ventilators? How can loved ones of patients in the Intensive Care Unit help patients survive and thrive? What can families do to advocate for their loved ones to have the best and evidence-based care in the ICU?
This podcast will give loved ones the knowledge to support patients and ICU teams in preventing ICU delirium, atrophy, and lethal complications in the ICU. Families will have powerful tools of advocacy to help support humane sedation and mobility practices for their loved ones.
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Episode 12: Becoming a Master Advocate
It is overwhelming to be a family member in the ICU. What are simple key simple tools to be a master advocate? Terez Depasquale shares with us her incredible journey of advocating for her husband’s life in the ICU and what you need to know to be a master advocate.
More information about Terez: www.terezdepasquale.com
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Episode 11: Families Can Save Lives
Families that advocate for evidence-based and humane care can deeply impact patient outcomes and truly save lives. Kerry shares with us her journey to saving her sister's life. Www.daytonicuconsulting.com
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Episode 10: The ABCDEF Bundle- The Key for Survival
What is the proven method to get patients off of the ventilator the quickest with the best short and long-term outcomes? Families should understand the ABCDEF bundle as the gold standard of care to prevent delirium and muscular atrophy in the ICU. Www.daytonicuconsulting.com @walkinghomefromtheicu
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Episode 9: Mobility is a Life-Saving Intervention
Why does your loved one need physical therapy ASAP? Mobility is a life-saving intervention. There are very few exceptions in which mobility is not safe for ICU patients. We will discuss the lethal risks of Immobility and muscular atrophy and how mobility (even and especially on the ventilator) can help your loved survive and thrive. Www.daytonicuconsulting.com @walkinghomefromtheicu
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Episode 8: Sedation and Medically-Induced Comas
Despite the high risks and harm of prolonged deep sedation, why do most ICUs place every patient on a ventilator into a medically-induced coma? Let's talk straight about the history and big picture of our ICU sedation culture. Www.daytonicuconsulting.com @WalkingHomeFromTheICU
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Episode 7: ICU Delirium
Helping to prevent and treat the life-threatening complication of ICU delirium is one of your most important missions in the ICU. Let's dive deep into everything you need to know about ICU delirium. Www.daytonicuconsulting.com @WalkingHomeFromTheICU