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PICU Up!: Collaboration for Success by S. Kudchadkar | OPENPediatrics

May 24, 2024
Pediatric critical care specialist, Sapna Kudchadkar, and Dr. Kate Madden discuss early mobilization in PICUs, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration, risks of delirium, benefits of patient engagement, and challenges of the PICU UP! program. They stress on the importance of shared mental frameworks, sustainability, and the need for delirium screening and management. It explores program development, sustaining innovations in healthcare, multidisciplinary collaboration benefits, and investigating long-term outcomes in pediatric ICU patients.
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Quick takeaways

  • Interdisciplinary collaboration is vital for early mobilization in PICUs, emphasizing sedation practices and delirium screening.
  • The sustainability of early mobilization programs like PICU Up relies on leadership engagement and ongoing interdisciplinary cooperation.

Deep dives

Dr. Sabna Kuchagkar's Journey to Early Mobility in PICU

Dr. Sabna Kuchagkar, Vice Chair for Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, shares her journey to developing the PICU Up Early Mobility Program. Dr. Kuchagkar's interest stemmed from observing children sedated in the PICU and questioning the impact on their development. Collaborating with nurse practitioners and conducting a literature search led to the birth of PICU Up, emphasizing early mobilization and optimized care practices.

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