Peter Nydahl

Virtual reality for delirium: immersive training courses promote empathy and expertise in delirium management among registered nurses
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by amazing first author @lamesii.bsky.social

What if patients or families are clinicians themselves and ‘One of Us’?

Do you feel pressured or judged when treating patients or relatives with medical knowledge?
Do you change your communication or care style?
Is it fair?

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Consensus paper: Implementing Artificial Intelligence in Critical Care Medicine: a consensus of 22
ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Thanks to @criticalcarereviews.com

The 2024 Lancet Commission stated that there are multiple preventable risk factors for #dementia. Addressing these factors may reduce future risk but there is a lack of interventional studies.

🌅 What a way to start Day 2 of #SOA25!

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in this morning’s 5K Fun Run – an energetic and inspiring start to the day 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💨

Delegates are now refreshed, refuelled, and ready for another packed programme exploring the future of intensive care.

Let’s go! 👏

@david-mcwilliams.bsky.social @rehablegendlou.bsky.social @christinaj1956.bsky.social @theacprc.bsky.social @cc-sn.bsky.social

"Have you been having a difficult time?"

"Is anything making you frightened?"

"Is there anything I can do to help you right now?"



➡️ High value, quick questions to help those with #delirium & #dementia

Quality statements from the excellent Australian #Delirium Clinical Care Standard

Stay tuned for the 5th session of the international ICU Diary Conference on Tuesday, July 8th:
PICS and Aftercare/Follow-up

US CST 7:00 a.m., Central Europe CEST 2:00 p.m., Australia AEST 9 p.m.
Register for free here: www.icu-diary.org/styled/
and spoiler for July 15th

Biomarkers for intensive care unit-acquired weakness: a systematic review for prediction, diagnosis and prognosis - Annals of Intensive Care Background Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is a common and debilitating complication in critically ill patients, significantly affecting both short- and long-term outcomes. The existing...

Biomarkers for intensive care unit-acquired weakness: a systematic review for prediction, diagnosis and prognosis

Ten biomarkers were identified and categorized into five mechanisms, some with high predictive and diagnostic accuracy
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Dream Experiences During Intensive Care Unit Stay: Occurrence, Content, Vividness and Associated Factors - PubMed ICU nurses should be aware of the occurrence and psychological burden of vivid negative dreams in ICU patients. Providing anticipatory support may help patients process these experiences during recove...

In a dutch survey with 80 ICU survivors, 80% reported having dreams on ICU, 73% reported “life-like” dreams, 49% had negative dreams, and 55% could not distinguish between dream and reality.
Please, ask your patients for their dreams and
WRITE ICU DIARIES!
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40603708/

Long-term and pre-operative benzodiazepine use in older... : European Journal of Anaesthesiology | EJA its onset, as it can significantly delay recovery from surgery. Benzodiazepines are among the most frequently prescribed medications, particularly for female individuals. They have a depressant effect...

In a cohort of 928 patients for elective surgery, long-term benzodiazepine use was associated with post-operative delirium, but not premedication with benzodiazepines
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Next session of the virtual, international Conference on ICU Diaries will be tomorrow, Tuesday, July 1st
CST 7:00 a.m., BST 1:00 p.m. CEST 2:00 p.m., AEST 9 p.m.

Session IV: Lived Experiences of Diaries of Patients and Relatives

Register here for free: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

In a pilot RCT with 45 ICU patients with severe brain injuries and MV>48h, recorded family voices supporting weaning trials ("breath in and out", "you can do it") vs sham led to reduced weaning time.

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Muscle weakness after critical illness: unravelling biological mechanisms and clinical hurdles
Excellent review. Thanks to @criticalcarereviews.com
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In 311 children after cardiac surgery, prevelance of delirium was 40.2 %, and several risk factor could be identified
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Delighted to be involved in this publication that champions **families are always welcome**, fostering compassionate & holistic care.
#FamilyCenteredCare #CriticalCare #ICU #FamiliesAlwaysWelcome

Call for Papers: The Journal of Nursing in Critical Care is now accepting articles for its upcoming special issue:
✨ Humanizing and Elevating Critical Care: The Power of Families

✅ Submit today: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

@baccnuk.bsky.social @nydahlpeter.bsky.social

I love this conference format of five sessions over five weeks ... because we can react to participants' needs and add a sixth session:

July 15th (same time): how to write and implement ICU Diaries and Humanized Critical Care!
Register here icu-diary.org/styled/

International ICU Diary Conference

Stay tuned for the next session: digital ICU Diaries

Tuesday, June 24th, CST 7:00 a.m., BST 1:00 p.m., CEST 2:00 p.m., AEST 9 p.m.

Free registration: icu-diary.org/styled/
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After waiting for 11 months, sending frequent reminders and multiple suggestions for further reviewers, we withdraw our manuscript from submission to BMC Public Health. This is unbearable.

Expert consensus on research priorities for the prevention of delirium in adult ICU patients

Free full text: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lGVt3RG-M...

Tomorrow, Tuesday June 17th, will be second session of the International ICU Diary Conference: Diaries Diary implementation in special settings

CST 7:00 a.m. UK: BST 1:00 p.m. CEST 2:00 p.m. AEST 9 p.m.
Register here www.icu-diary.org/styled/

Join us for an exciting series of virtual sessions all about ICU #PatientDiaries!

From Lived experience, expertise, and innovation, each week, a 90-minute session will focus on the importance of #ICUPatientDiaries

To join in, visit:
www.icu-diary.org/styled/

@nydahlpeter.bsky.social
#ICU

The ICU Diary Conference will start tomorrow

June 10: Introduction to ICU Diaries
June 17: Diaries in Special Settings
June 24: Digital ICU Diaries
July 1: Lived Experiences of Diaries of Patients & Relatives
July 8: PICS and Aftercare/Follow-up

Register www.icu-diary.org/styled/

The @icurehab.bsky.social literature list is updated again! More than 4,000 titles about early mobilization, patient outcomes, teamwork, dysphagia, nutrition, and more!
All summarized in a word file with links. For free.

Thanks to Dale M. Needham
icurehabnetwork.org/resources/

ESAIC Mellin-Olsen declaration on diversity, equity and... : European Journal of Anaesthesiology | EJA An abstract is unavailable.

Just wow, a must-read:
ESAIC Mellin-Olsen declaration on diversity, equity and inclusion

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<em>Nursing in Critical Care</em> | BACCN Journal | Wiley Online Library Involving family members in the daily care of intensive care unit (ICU) patients can increase family satisfaction and improve ICU patient outcomes. The presence of families in the ICU is a quality i...

Short report how the German Society for Specialised Critical Care Nursing implemented Family-Centered Care in more than 300 ICUs, and progressing: Families are always welcome!
Open access by @niccjournal.bsky.social

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The Cost-Effectiveness of Early Active Mobilization During Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU: An Economic Evaluation Alongside the Treatment of Mechanically Ventilated Adults With Early Activity and M... Our trial-based analysis found no evidence that higher-dose early active mobilization is a cost-effective intervention compared with usual care mobilization for mechanically ventilated adult ICU patie...

In the TEAM trial with 733 adult ICU patients from 6 countries, early mobilization was delivered on higher level and by more staff hours, but was not shown as cost effective in term of QALY, compared to usual care.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40439527/

ROBotic-assisted Early Mobilization in Ventilated Surgical Critically ill Patients (ROBEM-I) - a randomized, controlled, outcome-assessor-blinded pilot study - PubMed ClinicalTrials.gov, registration number NCT04423796.

Robotic assisted mobilization as a tool to convince staff shortages?

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40414562/