Assessing and Caring for ICU Delirium and Post-Intensive Care Syndrome | Dr Wesley Ely (Pt 1)

Tune into our discussion with Dr. Wesley Ely about the importance of neurological care in the ICU, how we can methodically assess, care and prevent ICU delirium, and what post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is.

Dr. Wesley Ely is a pulmonary medicine and critical care specialist and professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is most well-known for his research and advocacy work improving the care and outcomes of critically ill patients with ICU-acquired brain disease. He is co-director of the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship (CIBS) Center - which consists of over 90 investigators and has amassed thousands of patients into cohort studies and RCTs, and built the methodology and tools for ICU acquired brain disease research, including the ABCDEF Bundle. Dr. Ely has over 550 peer-reviewed publications and won the 2022 Christopher Award for Literature, for his book Every Deep Drawn Breath. His full biography, along with a wealth of resources for ICU delirium can be found on https://www.icudelirium.org/

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