Elisabeth A. Dietrich, MD
Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
Rounds in the General Hospital
Communicating With Intubated Patients
July 2, 2026
Communication difficulties associated with critical illness and mechanical ventilation increase the likelihood of developing neuropsychiatric sequelae of critical illness and can worsen short- and long-term patient outcomes.