Life & Death Matters
MAY 10, 2021
Much of the discussion about ethical issues has centered around the availability of ventilators, but little has been said about the need and the responsibility to provide palliative care, ways to integrate a palliative approach for those who are seriously ill, and how to best support those […].
The Nurse Break
JUNE 4, 2022
Yes, as with any critical care specialty, we witness loss and grief, but we also see positivity and this makes our role so very rewarding. The SensorMedics is a mechanical ventilator known as a High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilator (HFOV). This ventilator is essentially a drum. With HFOV we “drum” air at high frequency.
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Boca Home Care Services
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Individuals with severe symptoms of COVID typically have to be treated in an intensive care unit at a hospital, with ventilators or other mechanical assistance to improve breathing. Additionally, COVID can weaken blood vessels and result in them leaking, which contributes to possibly persisting problems with the kidneys and liver.
Red M.D.
NOVEMBER 28, 2020
The patient was admitted to the neuro-trauma ICU, but even 72 hours later, despite a GCS of 3T, continued to over breathe the ventilator. The CT scan displayed evidence of anoxia with impending herniation. Family arrived on Saturday morning and after I provided them with a brief update, asked “What’s next?”.
Seasons Hospice
MARCH 26, 2023
This type of request is often made by those wishing to avoid life-prolonging treatments such as ventilation or artificial nutrition when there is no hope for recovery. Furthermore, grief associated with knowing that there is no cure for their condition can make it hard for some people to stay hopeful and motivated.
The Nurse Break
APRIL 4, 2022
The majority are adult patients with all types of conditions, commonly cardiac, complex medical and surgical, or trauma – they are often intubated and ventilated and on inotropes. How do you handle grief, trauma and death? I believe that the most important factor in dealing with grief, trauma and death is my own self-care.
GeriPal
APRIL 28, 2022
Alex: Could you walk us through this one, stages of grief in era of immunotherapy? And it seemed like we had created a new stage of grief. And then there’s this explosion of nivolumab and then grief and acceptance. Alex: Let me share one here. Eric: You beat me into the punch this time. I had one ready. Nathan: Yeah.
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