A front-line critical care doc talks about why preserving quality of life AFTER an ICU stay matters...a LOT. Dr. Wes Ely's book, Every Deep-Drawn Breath, is available now. Check out the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center here. Here's our other episodes with Dr. Ely. Transcript, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/wes-ely-3/ Topics & Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 7:06 Importance of family in ICU care, especially with cultural/language issues 13:08 Testimonial injustice, the A2F Bundle, and a billionaire in the ICU 17:17 COVID & nurse burnout 20:13 Caring nonjudgmentally for patients regardless of their vaccine choices 24:56 The ethics of fetal stem cell lines in vaccine development (and some surprising truth) 28:30 Therapeutics analysis: ivermectin, JAK inhibitors, baricitinib 38:50 Allowing ourselves to feel with our patients, the importance of respecting faith paths 46:31 ICU delirium may damage higher cognitive systems and leave emotion intact (elephant and rider/system 1 and system 2) 54:19 The harm of excessive sedation and delirium as a predictor of death 58:53 PASC, Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID (AKA Long COVID) 01:03:48 Managing delirium and early mobilization in the ICU 01:09:37 Self-forgiveness, shame in medicine, and closing thoughts Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices