April 22, 2021

ICU Liberation COVID Mode

In this episode of Critical Matters, we will discuss ICU Liberation and the A-F Bundles during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our guest is Dr. Wesley Ely (@WesElyMD), professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He is the co-director of the Center for Critical Illness, Brain dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS Center), which has enrolled thousands of patients into clinical trials, answering vital questions about ICU acquired brain disease and other components of ICU survivorship.

Additional Resources:
Prevalence and risk factors for delirium in critically ill patients with COVID-19 (COVID-D): a multicentre cohort study: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2213-2600%2820%2930552-X
Strategies to Optimize ICU Liberation (A to F) Bundle Performance in Critically Ill Adults With Coronavirus Disease 2019: https://journals.lww.com/ccejournal/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2020&issue=06000&article=00016&type=Fulltext
ABCDEF Bundle and Supportive ICU Practices for Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection: An International Point Prevalence Study: https://journals.lww.com/ccejournal/fulltext/2021/03000/abcdef_bundle_and_supportive_icu_practices_for.12.aspx
Link to the CIBS Center website, which contains a wealth of resources for intensivists on the topic of delirium: https://www.icudelirium.org
Caring for Critically Ill Patients with the ABCDEF Bundle: Results of the ICU Liberation Collaborative in Over 15,000 Adults: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Caring+for+Critically+Ill+Patients+with+the+ABCDEF+Bundle%3A+Results+of+the+ICU+Liberation+Collaborative+in+Over+15%2C000+Adults

Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis: https://www.amazon.com/Arrowsmith-Sinclair-Lewis/dp/B08VYFJVC7/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=D2EL30QJYDN9&dchild=1&keywords=lewis+sinclair&qid=1619044221&sprefix=lewis+sin%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-3-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyMlBCNlBVUkI0RjI1JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTQwMTcyMTE3UVZGRVlDSjhDRyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUExMDI5MDI2M0VBREtVSEFQNE5OViZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU
East of Eden by John Steinbeck: https://www.amazon.com/East-Eden-John-Steinbeck-ebook/dp/B08YLXQ2BC/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=east+of+eden&qid=1619044327&sr=8-1
Extreme Measures by Jessica Nutik Zitter: https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Measures-Finding-Better-Path-ebook/dp/B01KGZVQOM/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=extreme+measures&qid=1619044537&s=books&sr=1-1
Knocking on Heaven's Door by Katy Butler: https://www.amazon.com/Knocking-Heavens-Door-Better-Death-ebook/dp/B00A285OF6/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=knocking+on+heavens+door&qid=1619044674&s=books&sr=1-1