Please log into your account to view faculty contact details.
Associate Vice Chair Research Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine USA
Music therapy’s (MT) integration into the ICU liberation bundle is underexplored. We highlight existing literature, present vignettes illustrating MT in action, and offer recommendations to optimise ICU MT across the lifespan. Introduction The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Liberation Bundle (A-F) is a comprehensive set of evidence-based guidelines developed by the Society of Critical Care...
READ MORE
Sapna Kudchadkar is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her...
READ MOREAn overview of the 'PICU Up!' mobility programme at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, which integrates sleep promotion, delirium prevention, and sedation optimisation to increase mobilisation in critically ill children. What is the PICU Up! Programme? Paediatric intensive units traditionally have had a culture where critically ill children are intubated and mechanically ventilated,
READ MOREOutlines some basic considerations for ICU providers interested in incorporating animals into care programmes. Animals are being introduced into hospital settings in ever-increasing numbers. Emerging literature suggests that incorporating trained animals to assist with medical care and rehabilitation therapies can promote patient engagement, reduce emotional distress and relieve some aspects...
READ MORE
