Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So this week, we were working with a client who wanted to know what needs to happen for the tracheostomy to be removed or paraphrasing the question differently is, when can a patient with a tracheostomy be decannulated? So here. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in ICU: 5 Reasons Why Your Loved One Isn’t Waking Up After an Induced Coma
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from me intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So one of the most frequently asked questions we get is, why does my loved one not waking up after an induced coma? And today I want to give you five reasons why you’re critically ill loved one is. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in ICU: Day 12 in ICU After Heart Attack, Breathing Tube& Induced Coma! Does my Dad Need a Tracheostomy?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensive care hotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So, yesterday I had an email from a reader and Patricia asked, my father has been in intensive care now for 12 days and he’s in an induced coma and ventilated with a breathing tube for the last. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in ICU: What to Ask When Locked Out of ICU Because of COVID-19?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So currently, a lot of families that have a loved one in intensive care are locked out because of the COVID-19 situation and that is across the world. So it’s not unique to any particular country. We are finding that. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in ICU: My Dad’s Been in ICU for 3 Months Ventilated & with Tracheostomy. What’s Next?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So I had an email yesterday from Sabrina and Sabrina says that her husband has been in intensive care now for three months. Initially went in with pneumonia and after a heart attack, and he ended up on a breathing. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: What to Expect After Extubation in Intensive Care?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So yesterday I had a question from a reader, Sherry and Sherry asks, what should we expect after extubation? So to give you a little bit of context, Sherry’s father has been in intensive care now for about 10 days. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in ICU: Should a Tracheostomy Be Done After COVID-19, ARDS, ECMO and CPR?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So today’s question is about, should you do a tracheostomy after COVID-19, ARDS or lung failure, ECMO and the cardiac arrest? So that’s a sort of a three to four step question I’m going to answer today so stay tuned.. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in ICU: What Does it Mean if Inotropes or Vasopressors Are Maxed Out?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So currently, we’re working with a client who has their father in intensive care with inotropic or vasopressor support, such as norepinephrine or noradrenaline, as well as adrenaline or epinephrine. And that inotropic or vasopressor support has been maxed out. Continue Reading »
Is INTENSIVE CARE AT HOME a Genuine Alternative to LTAC (Long- Term Acute Care)?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care and in LTAC. So many families in intensive care come to us and they ask, is intensive care at home a genuine alternative to LTAC or to a long-term stay in intensive care and the short version is yes, but. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in ICU: How Long Can You Live on Life Support in Intensive Care?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So Joanna asks a very good question, and it’s a question we get all the time and the question is, how long can a person live on life support in intensive care? Now it is a very general question, but. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: What is a Silent DNR?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. Now the quick tip today is about what is a silent DNR in intensive care? So most of you by now would know what a DNR or an NFR is in ICU. It stands for “Do Not Resuscitate or Not. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in ICU: Where and How to Get Information Fast If You Have a Loved One in ICU!
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So last week we sent a question to our email subscriber list and we ask the question to all of our subscribers, what is their biggest frustration when they have a loved one in intensive care, and here is one. Continue Reading »