Walking Home From The ICU
2 min readFeb 25, 2020

Episode #5: The Big Picture of ICU Delirium

Dr. Wes Ely is known as the ICU delirium expert. In this episode, he shares with us what led him to start his research into delirium. His team developed the CAM scoring tool and the ABCDEF Bundle that are guiding a powerful metamorphosis towards humane care throughout the critical care world. He gives us the BIG picture of the long-term effects of ICU delirium.

Resources Referenced:

www.icudelirium.org

Hipp, D., & Ely, W. (2012). Pharmacological and nonpharmacological management of delirium in critically ill patients. The American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, Inc., 9(1). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Pharmacological+and+nonpharmacological+management+of+delirium+in+critically+ill+patients.

Morris, P., Berry, M., Files, D., Thompson, J., Hauser, J., Flores, L., Dhar, S., Chmelo, E., Lovato, J., Case L., Bakhru, R., Sarwal, A., Parry, S., Campbell, P., Mote, A., Winkelman, C., Hite, R., Nicklas, B., Chatterjee, A., & Young, M. (2016) Standardized rehabilitation and hospital length of stay among patient with acute respiratory failure: a randomized clinical trial. Journal of American Medical Association, 315(24), 2694–702. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Standardized+rehabilitation+and+hospital+length+of+stay+among+patient+with+acute+respiratory+failure%3A+a+randomized+clinical+trial

Moss, M., Nordon-Craft, Malone, D., Van Pelt, D., Frankel, S., Warner, M., Kriekels, W., McNulty, M., Fairclough, D., & Schenkman, M. (2016) A randomized trial of an intensive physical therapy program for patients with acute respiratory failure. American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, 193(10). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26651376

Pun, B., Balas, M., Daly, B., Thompson, J., Aldrich, J., Barr, J., Byrum, D., Carson, S., Devlin, J., Engel, H., Esbrook, C., Hargett, K., Harmon, L., Hielsbery, C., Jackson, J., Kelly, T., Kumar, V., Millner, L., Morse, A., Perme, C., Posa, P., Puntillo, K., Schweickert, W., Stollings, J., Tan, A., McGowan, D., & Ely, W. (2019). Caring for critically ill patients with the abcdef bundle: results of the icu liberation collaborative in over 15,000 adults. Critical Care Medicine, 47(1). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30339549

Schaller, S., Anstey, M., Blobner, M., Edrich, T., Grabitz, S., Gradwohl-Matis, I., Heim, M., Houle, T., Kurth, T., Latronico, N., Lee, J., Meyer, M., Peponis, T., Talmor, D., Velmahos, G., Waak, K., Walz, J., Zafonte, R., & Eikermann, M. (2016). Early, goal directed mobilization in the surgical intensive care unit: a randomized controlled trial. Lancet, 388(10052), 1377–1388. https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/science/article/pii/S0140673616316373#sec1

Schweickert, W., Pohlman, M., Pohlman, A., Migos, C., Pawlik, A., Esbrooke, C., Spears, L., Miller, M., Franczk, M., Deprizio, D., Schmidt, G., Bowman, A., Barr, A., McCallister, K., Hall, J., & Kress, J. (2009) Early physical and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial. Lancet, 373(9678), 1874–82. https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/science/article/pii/S0140673609606589

(A wonderful compilation of Dr. Ely’s published work):https://wag.app.vanderbilt.edu/PublicPage/Faculty/Details/29490

Walking Home From The ICU
Walking Home From The ICU

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ICU Nurse Practitioner passionate about improving patient care and long term outcomes.

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