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Happy Monday! During my hospital shift yesterday, one of my coworkers shared an article with me that had been published in The New Yorker a month ago. The article discusses ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) and its impact on healthcare. Having spent most of my nursing career in critical care, I've become very familiar with this treatment. I've seen patients cannulated with ECMO during cardiac arrests and worked with those who survived COVID-19 because of it. While some patients make miraculous recoveries, others remain in limbo. When managed properly and combined with other modalities, this treatment can sustain life for an extended period of time, which brings me to question its ethical implications. As healthcare providers in the US, we often push the envelope a bit too far. However, it's also how groundbreaking treatments like ECMO are developed. Over the years, I've witnessed how much we can push medical boundaries. Although I fully support medical advancements, they should never compromise quality of life for quantity. Many patients do not have the opportunity to make an educated choice when it comes to this type of treatment because they can never understand what life looks like tethered to a machine without any real possibility of recovery until they experience it firsthand. The link to the article is in my comments. I would love to hear your thoughts on this issue. #icunurse #lnc #trialattorney #medicalmalpractice #patientadvocacy #ethics

Get ready to answers these questions: 1) How do we identify high risk ostomy patients in the immediate post-op period? 2) Which of the 5 characteristics of convexity are most influential in clinical practice? 3) What does “using the least amount of convexity” to achieve a seal in practice mean and how should products be selected, 4) Are all soft convex products the same across different manufacturers? 5) What are the results of recent clinical evaluations of a new technology in practice? See you there! Convatec Convatec Ostomy Care Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society™ (WOCN®) #WOCNNEXT2024

🌟 Recognizing the Heart of Patient Care: Perfusionists 🫀 Perfusionists play a critical role in the operating room and beyond, ensuring patients receive life-saving care during some of their most vulnerable moments. From running complex equipment during cardiac surgeries to supporting ECMO for patients in critical care, their expertise often means the difference between life and death. At Perfusion Solution Inc., we want to take a moment to honor and recognize all perfusionists for the incredible work they do every day. Your dedication, precision, and commitment to patient outcomes are nothing short of extraordinary! To every perfusionist out there—thank you for being the quiet heroes behind the scenes, delivering care with skill and compassion. Keep doing amazing things. You are truly appreciated! ❤️ 🎉 Let’s continue to celebrate the contributions of perfusionists everywhere. If you know a perfusionist who deserves recognition, feel free to tag them in the comments and let them know how much they’re valued! 💙 #Perfusionists #HealthcareHeroes #CardiacCare #ECMO #PatientCare #MedicalProfessionals #HealthcareInnovation #PerfusionServices #LifeSavingCare #BehindTheScenesHeroes #TeamworkInHealthcare #CriticalCare #HealthcareAppreciation #PerfusionSolution #CelebratingPerfusionists

A while ago we watched a great video of an ECMO Pediatric patient riding a bike around the hospital Which is truly Amazing!🤩🚲 What if this remarkable progress happens again?🤩 This time with an 11-month baby On ECMO+ Tracheostomized👶🏼💕. I'm proud of the advancements in the health field and hope to see this innovation spread far and wide. Mobility during extracorporeal therapy like ECMO is a dream come true👏🏼😍, paving the way for a rapid recuperative process. This practice is crucial in critical care areas. #ECMO #Respiratory_therapy #RT #MV #Healthcare #Extracorporeal_Membrane_Oxygenation

🌟 Join us at Compassionate Coordination 2024! 🌟 Understand Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) and explore the role of ECMO as a support modality in DCD organ procurement. Learn various techniques for ECMO-assisted DCD procurement, evaluate outcomes, and address ethical considerations in ECMO-supported DCD programs. Enhance your expertise and make a difference in patient care. Learn about the two kinds of organ donors: Donor After Brain Death (DBD) and Donor After Circulatory Death (DCD). A patient who has had a severe neurologic brain injury and sustained both complete and irreversible cessation of all brain function including the brain stem. Additionally, understand the situation of a patient who is not brain dead but is not expected to make any meaningful recovery and whose family has made the decision to withdraw life support. 📅 December 2, 2024 - Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville, Florida Target Audience: Allied Health Professional, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant, Resident Fellow, Perfusionist Register now https://lnkd.in/eNkuJEtM #OrganDonation #CriticalCare #Healthcare #MedicalConference #MedicalEthics Sanjay Chaudhary Windell Smith Nathan Waldron Kevin Landolfo Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa W David Freeman LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services

Deep dive: A tour of all-digital Oklahoma Heart Hospital, where automation is the norm https://ift.tt/FXCN2U6

The ABCDEF Bundle: Part 2 To navigate our future, we must first understand our past. This picture is from 1970 at San Francisco General Hospital. It was not uncommon for intubated patients to be walking. In fact, medically-induced comas were not yet a thing. Granted, these were not the same high-acuity and complex patients that fill our ICUs today. However, in the 1970's, a breathing tube did not equal sedated and lifeless. It was ARDS experimentation in the 1990's that forever changed ICU culture. They suspected that ARDS patients needed MORE volume and MORE pressure from the ventilator and so patients received 12ml/kg of tidal volume. That is 2-3 times what we give now. Understandably, patients could not be awake and compliant with their lungs blown up at such incredible levels with unsophisticated ventilators and the old stiff endotracheal tubes. So, we sedated them. The assumption was that since patients have amnesia under sedation for a few HOURS in the OR, patients in the ICU would enjoy the same benefit for a few days-weeks. They were still with their eyes closed, so they must be "sleeping". Without realizing the life-altering and life-ending harm of prolonged sedation, this practice spread like wildfire. Once the research caught up, it was too late. The culture was set. Everyone expected every intubated to be comatose. In the 1990's a visionary nurse, Polly Bailey, asked, "Why? Why not? What if?". She challenged the norm and founded the "Awake and Walking ICU" process. As Wes Ely mentions in his book, "Every Deep Drawn Breath", Polly helped early mobility pioneers such as Dr. Ely and Dr. Dale Needham understand what was possible and best for patients on mechanical ventilation. This inspired the creation of the ABCDEF Bundle. Listen to episode 170 of the podcast, "Walking Home From the ICU" for a guided tour through the history of critical care medicine, 30 years of research, and the future of Awake and Walking ICUs. Link to episode in the comments. #ABCDEFbundle #ICUdelirium #criticalcaremedicine #medicallyinducedcoma #ventilator #earlymobility #awakeandwalkingicu #healthcare #healthcarecosts #innovation

The day is finally here!! It's so exciting to be part of the team shaping the future of #MSK Care & Hybrid Care for therapists. Whether your operating in a fee-for-service or value based care setting, Pathways can be your clinicians companion to reach more patients & improve outcomes. #digitalcare #VBC #FFS

Surgeons face countless challenges every day: → Time management → Navigating complex regulations → Managing stress and workload But none of these should get in the way of delivering exceptional patient care. That’s why I’m here—to provide surgeons with the right tools and support they need to perform at their very best. With AGOMED’s advanced products, I help streamline workflows, reduce stress, and improve overall surgical performance. This allows surgeons to focus on what truly matters: improving patient outcomes. Together, we can create a future where healthcare professionals are equipped to succeed and patients benefit from top-tier care. #Healthcare #Surgeons #SurgicalExcellence #AGOMED #PatientCare #MedicalSolutions

🌟 Revolutionizing Cardiac Care: Recora's Virtual Rehab is Changing Lives! 🌟 At Recora, we're transforming cardiac rehabilitation by partnering with healthcare providers to deliver innovative virtual programs that bring recovery directly to patients' homes. This game-changing approach not only increases accessibility but also leads to outstanding results: - 87% Program Completion Rate 🚀: A remarkable achievement compared to the national average of just 26%! - 15% Hospital Readmission Rate 🏥: Significantly lower than the national rate of 43% for Medicare heart failure patients. - 80% Improvement in Blood Pressure and Strength 💪: Empowering our patients to take charge of their health like never before. By enhancing program adherence and reducing readmissions, Recora’s virtual cardiac rehab is not just improving patient outcomes—it's also delivering substantial ROI for healthcare providers. Together, we’re reshaping the future of cardiac care for the better! 🔗 Learn more about our partnerships and success stories: - [Our Lady of the Lake Health](https://lnkd.in/eAE5VhmN) - [Davis Health System](https://lnkd.in/eTjXQm93) - [TGH Heart and Vascular Institute](https://lnkd.in/eQMdY3Dk) Together, let’s make cardiac recovery accessible and effective for everyone! 💖 #CardiacCare #VirtualRehab #HealthcareInnovation #Recora #PatientOutcomes