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For many ICU survivors and their families, life is never the same
The Washington Post
November 12, 2021
A stay in the ICU can be terrifying. It might not get better after release.
The Washington Post
October 30, 2021
Don’t give Covid-19 long-haulers the silent treatment
Stat News
October 22, 2021
What You Need to Know Before You Wind Up in the ICU
The Daily Beast
October 10, 2021
Returning to Work: Millions in Uncharted Waters Due to Long-Haul COVID-19
Healthline
September 30, 2021
'Vigilante treatments': Anti-vaccine groups push people to leave ICUs
NBC News
September 24, 2021
How COVID-19 Made It Even Tougher to Know ICU Patients as Individuals
JAMA Network
September 15, 2021
Improving Recovery & Healing Beyond The ICU (w/Dr. Wes Ely)
ZDoggMD
September 7, 2021
In the South, the delta surge will force impossible choices for ICU doctors like me
The Washington Post
July 27, 2021
Hospitals Separating Patients And Families Due To COVID-19 Causes Needless Suffering
Forbes
July 12, 2021
How hospitals can safely reopen to visitors as Covid restrictions are lifted
MSNBC News
July 9, 2021
Feeling Guilty After Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine? Here's How to Cope
Very Well Health
March 25, 2021
The benefits of bringing families together during COVID-19 treatment
CBC
February 24, 2021
Delirium Is Common In Covid-19 ICU Patients, But It Can Be Prevented
Forbes
January 21, 2021
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Delirium in COVID-19 ICU Patients
ICU Management & Practice
January 12, 2021
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Delirium in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19
HUCI
January 10, 2021
A Medical Study Recommends Facilitating Visits to COVID Patients (Spanish)
La Vanguardia
January 9, 2021
Valencian Hospitals Participate in a Study on the Prevalence of Coma and Delirium in ICU Patients with COVID (Spanish)
20 Minutos
January 9, 2021
Large Study Finds Higher Burden of Acute Brain Dysfunction for COVID-19 ICU Patients
VUMC Reporter
January 8, 2021
Hospitals Retreat From Early Covid Treatment and Return to Basics
The Wall Street Journal
December 20, 2020
Post-Covid clinics get jump-start from patients with lingering illness
CNN
September 28, 2020
COVID-19 ‘long-haulers’ in SC fight symptoms for months: ‘I’ll never be the same again’
The Island Packet
September 24, 2020
Keeping loved ones from visiting our coronavirus patients is making them sicker
The Washington Post
August 6, 2020
Covid-19 Might Lead To A ‘Mental Health Pandemic’
Forbes
August 6, 2020
New Vanderbilt survey shows impact of COVID-19 on mental health
NBC News 4 Nashville
July 27, 2020
COVID-19 and the brain: brain disorder delirium should be taken seriously
The Tennessean
July 27, 2020
Long-term ICU effects and overcoming family disputes on social distancing
MPR News
July 22, 2020
Study to explore how COVID affects cognition over time
VUMC Reporter
July 22, 2020
Does Delirium Cause Long-Term Cognitive Decline?
MedPage Today
July 13, 2020
Seeing things that aren't there: one woman battle with COVID-19 hallucinations
Fox News Nashville
June 29, 2020
'They Want to Kill Me’: Many Covid Patients Have Terrifying Delirium
The New York Times
June 28, 2020
Dr. Wes Ely - Connect the World With Becky Anderson
CNN International
June 20, 2020
Treating coronavirus is brutal. But our hunt for better medicine keeps us going.
The Washington Post
June 20, 2020
Some coronavirus survivors face long road to recovery after ICU stays
CBS Evening News
June 20, 2020
Depression, Pain, Breathing Problems—and That’s After Surviving COVID-19
Global Health Now
June 17, 2020
Researchers test new approaches to prevent delirium in older adults
National Institute on Aging
June 10, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019: Harnessing Healthy Fear via Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior
Society of Critical Care Medicine
June 1, 2020
Strategies to Optimize ICU Liberation (A to F) Bundle Performance in Critically Ill Adults With Coronavirus Disease 2019
Society of Critical Care Medicine
June 1, 2020
Do Not Forget Delirium During the COVID-19 Scramble
Psychiatric News
May 11, 2020
‘COVID-19 Is a Delirium Factory’
The Atlantic
May 8, 2020
They Survived Covid-19. Now They Need to Learn to Walk Again.
The New York Times
May 6, 2020
The overlooked mental health crisis among medical providers
The Tennessean
May 4, 2020
Surviving ventilators, only to find lives diminished
The Boston Globe
April 25, 2020
15 Percent of People Who Survive Heart Attacks Develop PTSD
Healthline
April 22, 2020
What Life Is Like After Being Taken Off a Ventilator
The Atlantic
April 22, 2020
Her father's delirium was a first sign of coronavirus. He's not the only one.
NBC News
April 15, 2020
When the ventilator comes off, the delirium comes out for many coronavirus survivors
CNN
April 15, 2020
Death in the age of coronavirus: A daughter fights to say goodbye to her mother
NBC News
April 11, 2020
ICU doctors already know how to get covid-19 patients off ventilators faster
The Washington post
April 10, 2020
Long-Term Ventilator Use For COVID-19 Can Be Damaging
Newsy
April 8, 2020
For survivors of severe COVID-19, beating the virus is just the beginning
Science
April 8, 2020
After ICU, Coronavirus Patients’ Ordeal Is Far From Over
The Wall Street Journal
April 8, 2020
The dark side of ventilators: Those hooked up for long periods face difficult recoveries
The Washington Post
April 3, 2020
9/11 hero Victor Correa died in coronavirus era. Reflect on his sacrifices and gain inspiration
The Tennessean
April 1, 2020
'Post intensive-care syndrome': Why some COVID-19 patients may face problems even after recovery
NBC News
March 28, 2020
'Post intensive-care syndrome': Why some COVID-19 patients may face problems even after recovery
NBC News
March 28, 2020
New software aims to prevent intensive care unit delirium
VUMC Reporter
January 8, 2020
The Surgical Complication That Can Damage Your Brain
The Wall Street Journal
December 9, 2019
No Benefit Seen From Antipsychotics Used in Delirious Hospital Patients
The Wall Street Journal
October 22, 2019
Clinics Aim to Improve Post-ICU Recovery
JAMA
February 27, 2019
Supporting Survivors of Critical Illness
Discover VUMC
February 16, 2019
Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) Podcast
Sound Physicians - Critical Matters
February 14, 2019
Antipsychotics fail to limit delirium in ICU patients - study
Reuters Health
October 22, 2018
Commentary on the MIND-USA Trial
icTV interview with Carl Waldmann
October 22, 2018
Antipsychotics Flop in ICU Delirium Trial —Longstanding practice shown to be ineffective
Medpage Today
October 22, 2018
No Benefit Seen From Antipsychotics Used in Delirious Hospital Patients
The Wall Street Journal
October 22, 2018
Antipsychotic Drugs Don't Ease ICU Delirium
NPR: All Things Considered
October 22, 2018
How To Prevent Brain-Sapping Delirium In The ICU
NPR: All Things Considered
October 10, 2018
When ICU Delirium Leads To Symptoms Of Dementia After Discharge
NPR: Morning Edition
October 10, 2018
Wes Ely - Finding Out What Matters to Our Patients
Mastering Intensive Care (podcast)
August 23, 2018
Words that heal: ICU journals at Penn help patients and staff
The Philadelphia Inquirer
April 20, 2018
ICU liberation: Optimizing quality and efficiency of critical care delivery
Becker's Healthcare
December 27, 2017
Hospital Delirium
Second Opinion TV
November 12, 2017
Why a stay in the ICU can leave patients worse off
PBS Newshour
June 16, 2017
Nashville VA receives top honors for ICU care
Fox News Nashville
April 7, 2017
Dr. Robert C. Hyzy: Two minute video on culture and ABCDEF Bundle
MedPage Today
February 26, 2017
With Fewer Meds, More Movement, Parkland Hospital Fights ‘Delirium’ Among ICU Patients
KERA News
February 22, 2017
Delirium May Speed Up Cognitive Decline in Dementia
MPR
January 19, 2017
These People Left The ICU With A Terrifying New Problem; What You Need To Know About PICS
Prevention
January 10, 2017
'ICU delirium' is terrifying — and incredibly common
The Week
November 2, 2016
Hospitals struggle to address terrifying and long-lasting ‘ICU delirium’
STAT
August 14, 2016
Intensive Confusion
Die Welt (German)
May 15, 2016
Patients at High Risk for Psychiatric Symptoms After a Stay in the ICU
DG News
April 20, 2016
More Common and More Harmful Than Once Believed, Delirium Takes Center Stage
Science of Caring - University of California San Francisco
February 1, 2016
10% of ICU Patients At Risk of Developing PTSD
MedicalResearch.com
January 7, 2016
Veterans, Civilian Patients at Risk of ICU-related PTSD up to a Year Post Discharge
Science Daily
January 7, 2016
Dr. Wes Ely reads story about an ICU patient that was initially published in the Wall Street Journal
Our American Network (radio)
November 3, 2015
ICU Recovery Center helps ease burden of critical illness
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Reporter
October 29, 2015
The Overlooked Danger of Delirium in Hospitals
The Atlantic
June 7, 2015
The Perils of Delirium
The Washington Post
June 2, 2015
Catatonia in the ICU – Working Towards a New Understanding
Vanderbilt University
February 12, 2015
Stay at Hospital Can Induce Delirium
The Columbus Dispatch
February 8, 2015
Stay at Hospital Can Induce Delirium
The Columbus Dispatch
February 8, 2015
Depression Sets in after Recovery from Critical Illness
MLive
April 25, 2014
Structured Sleep can Decrease Delirium
Delco Times
April 22, 2014
Don’t Get Delirious, Take Sleep Serious
Bay State Health
April 10, 2014
10 Questions: E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH
Medpage Today
January 19, 2014
Delirium: What Are the Options?
Medpage Today
January 13, 2014
ICU Brain Effect: A Long Stay Causes Dementia
AARP
October 4, 2013
Delirium In The ICU May Pose Ongoing Risk Of Thinking Problems
NPR
October 3, 2013
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