{"product_id":"every-deep-drawn-breath-a-critical-care-doctor-on-healing-recovery-and-transforming-medicine-in-the-icu-9781982171162","title":"Every Deep-Drawn Breath: A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of a Christopher Award--now with a discussion guide\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Perhaps one lesson to draw from the pandemic, with help from books like this one, is that the ICU experience can be changed for the better\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) for both patients and their families. You will learn how in this timely, urgent, and compassionate work by a world-renowned critical care doctor.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this rich blend of science, medical history, profoundly humane patient stories, and personal reflection, Dr. Wes Ely describes his mission to prevent ICU patients from being harmed by the technology that is keeping them alive. Readers will experience the world of critical care through the eyes of a physician who drastically changed his clinical practice to offer person-centered health care and through cutting-edge research convinced others to do the same. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Ely's groundbreaking investigations advanced the understanding of post- intensive care struggles and introduced crucial changes that reshaped treatment: minimizing sedation, maximizing mobility, and providing supportive aftercare. Dr. Ely shows that there are ways to bring humanity into the ICU and that \"technology plus touch\" is a proven path toward returning ICU patients to the lives they had before their hospital stays. An essential resource for anyone who will be affected by illness--which is all of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eE. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, is an internist, pulmonologist, and critical care physician. Dr. Ely earned his MD at Tulane University School of Medicine, in conjunction with a Masters in Public Health. He serves as the Grant W. Liddle endowed chair in medicine and is a physician-scientist and tenured professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is also the associate director of aging research for the Tennessee Valley Veteran's Affairs Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC). He is the founder and codirector of the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, an organization devoted to research and ongoing care for people affected by critical illness. Dr. Ely has had numerous studies published in \u003ci\u003eThe New England Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJAMA\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lancet\u003c\/i\u003e, and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStatNews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous other publications. He lives in Nashville.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615017242898,"sku":"9781982171162","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2ee03a3c-b6e9-4032-9e5b-bd9aa3303913.jpg?v=1732472397","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/every-deep-drawn-breath-a-critical-care-doctor-on-healing-recovery-and-transforming-medicine-in-the-icu-9781982171162","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}