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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
Brain Problems Can Linger Months After ICU Stay
Reuters
October 3, 2013
Delirium In The ICU May Pose Ongoing Risk Of Thinking Problems
NPR
October 3, 2013
Intensive-Care Units Pose Long-Term Brain Risk, Study Finds
The Wall Street Journal
October 2, 2013
ICU stays lead to Alzheimer's-like problems in one-third of patients
CBS News
October 2, 2013
Study: ICU stays can cause mental impairment
USA Today
October 2, 2013
After an ICU stay, cognitive loss is common, study says
Los Angeles Times
October 2, 2013
Long Periods of Delirium in ICU May Raise Risk of Mental Impairment
HealthDay News
October 2, 2013
ICU Delirium Affects Brain After Discharge
MedPage Today
October 2, 2013
Sepsis in Older Americans
Alliance for Aging Americans
August 2, 2013
Nightmares After the I.C.U.
Jan Hoffman
July 22, 2013
Flashbacks plague former ICU patients
Boston Globe
April 8, 2013
Issues in Diagnosing Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in the ICU
CHEST
October 1, 2012
Hospitals Fight a Form of Delirium that often strikes ICU Patients
Washington Post
April 11, 2011
Changing Intensive Care to Improve Life Afterward
The Wall Street Journal
February 15, 2011
New Standards of Care Urged to Reduce Incidences of Delirium
Hospitals and Health Networks
January 1, 2011
Older sepsis survivors and cognitive issues linked
https://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=9667
October 28, 2010
Delirium Often Not Recognized or Treated Despite Serious Long-term Consequences
JAMA
August 9, 2010
Six Questions to Protect Elderly Patients
The New York Times
June 24, 2010
Mind Matters
North Shore Magazine
January 1, 2010
A Tactic to Cut I.C.U. Trauma: Get Patients Up
THe New York Times
January 11, 2009
ICU Delirium: An Expert Interview With E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH
Medscape Critical care
June 16, 2008
Hospitals Combat an Insidious Complication
The Wall Street Journal
October 17, 2007
'Wake Up and Breathe' Improved ICU Outcomes
Chest Physician
July 1, 2007
An End's Beginning
Boston.com
February 12, 2007
Their Altered Mental States: The Confusion of Delirium
US News
January 1, 2007
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