Episode 67: On to LTACH?

If you were to come out of a medically-induced coma after weeks of delirium and atrophy with a new tracheostomy, only to find yourself unable to hold your head up...would you want to be discharged to an LTACH? Do other countries have LTACHs? Are there other options to survival after the ICU for survivors? Patrik shares with us his experience and role in guiding family and survivors out of the ICU. Photos, transcriptions, and citations at: www.DaytonICUConsulting.com @DaytonICUConsulting

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Kali Dayton, DNP, ACNP-BC, is an ICU nurse practitioner and consultant on a mission to create Awake and Walking ICUs. She hands the microphone to ICU survivors and bedside caregivers to reveal the realities of ICU experience and patients' journeys after discharge. The big picture of sedation and immobility is discussed and we explore how to improve short and long-term patient outcomes. We shift the vision from transferring out of the ICU to walking straight home after the ICU. www.DaytonICUconsulting.com