The following blog post was first published at our sister site http://intensivecareathome.com.au a specialised home care nursing service, providing Quality of Life and/or Quality of end of life for long-term mechanically ventilated Adults& Children with Tracheostomy and their Families, as a genuine alternative to a long term stay in Intensive Care.
The Average length of stay in Intensive Care varies from unit to unit and is often dependent on a number of factors, including the acuity of Patients, Patient’s age and co-morbidities, admission scenarios, complications etc… Chances are that if you have a couple of long-term ventilated Patients in your unit across any financial year that your (Average) Length of stay is increasing dramatically. INTENSIVE CARE AT HOME can help you reduce your average length of stay by providing Intensive Home Care services that create a win-win situation.
Intensive Care Units can free up their beds that are occupied with long-term ventilated Patients with Tracheostomy and you can therefore focus on admitting more acutely unwell Patients requiring an Intensive Care bed. You will therefore also have the opportunity to use your highly skilled workforce to look after more acutely unwell Patients in need for Intensive Care.
Furthermore, think about what even a temporary stay at home could do for your long-term ventilated Patients with Tracheostomy, their Families and for your unit. It would certainly relieve some of the frustrations for the Patients, their Families and for your unit. Also, my experience has shown that taking long-term ventilated Patients with Tracheostomy out of Intensive Care is making all the difference to those Patients. In fact those Patients BLOSSOM in a home environment.
Going home after many weeks or sometimes many months in Intensive Care is putting a different spin on the Patients and their Families Quality of Life. What are your thoughts on this topic? Do you think that Average length of stay in Intensive Care can be reduced by taking long-term ventilated Adults& Children home? How do you feel about taking long-term ventilated Adults& Children with Tracheostomy home temporarily? Leave your comments below or visit http://intensivecareathome.com.au Have a great week.
Sincerely,
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Patrik Hutzel
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