Episode 74: Walk Them To Sleep

Walking Home From The ICU
2 min readJun 18, 2021

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What are the main “treatments” or “tools” to prevent and treat delirium? How can we facilitate “quiet nights” without harming patients with sedation?

Peter Nydahl, RN, MScN, PhD, teaches us how to walk them to sleep.

References:

-Literature Review including 2,500 studies:

http://www.mobilization-network.org/Network/Publications.html

List of Current Literature-2021–05–07.docx

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Schweickert et al.: Early physical and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2009 May 30;373(9678):1874–82

Needham DM, Korupulou R. Rehabilitation Quality Improvement in an Intensive Care Unit Setting: Implementation of a Quality Improvement Model. Top Stroke Rehabil 2010;17(4): 271–281

Schaller SJ, Anstey M, Blobner M, Edrich T, Grabitz SD, Gradwohl-Matis I, Heim M, Houle T, Kurth T, Latronico N, Lee J, Meyer MJ, Peponis T, Talmor D, Velmahos GC, Waak K, Walz JM, Zafonte R, Eikermann M; International Early SOMS-guided Mobilization Research Initiative.. Early, goal-directed mobilisation in the surgical intensive care unit: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2016 Oct 1;388(10052):1377–1388

Pun BT, Balas MC, Barnes-Daly MA, Thompson JL, Aldrich JM, Barr J, Byrum D, Carson SS, Devlin JW, Engel HJ, Esbrook CL, Hargett KD, Harmon L, Hielsberg C, Jackson JC, Kelly TL, Kumar V, Millner L, Morse A, Perme CS, Posa PJ, Puntillo KA, Schweickert WD, Stollings JL, Tan A, D’Agostino McGowan L, Ely EW. Caring for Critically Ill Patients with the ABCDEF Bundle: Results of the ICU Liberation Collaborative in Over 15,000 Adults. Crit Care Med. 2018 Oct 18

Scheffenbichler FT, Teja B, Wongtangman K, Mazwi N, Waak K, Schaller SJ, Xu X, Barbieri S, Fagoni N, Cassavaugh J, Blobner M, Hodgson CL, Latronico N, Eikermann M. Effects of the Level and Duration of Mobilization Therapy in the Surgical ICU on the Loss of the Ability to Live Independently: An International Prospective Cohort Study. Crit Care Med. 2021 Jan 8;

Waldauf P, Jiroutková K, Krajčová A, Puthucheary Z, Duška F. Effects of Rehabilitation Interventions on Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Crit Care Med. 2020 Apr 28

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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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