Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So one of our readers, Tracy, writes in that her dad who’s 75 had severe sepsis and is struggling to wean off the ventilator. He’s been in ICU now for 15 days. Now, Tracy, here is my tip for you. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: Can You Go Home from Intensive Care with Tracheostomy?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So I had a question from a reader, Glenn and Glenn says, can a tracheostomy patient in ICU go home? So that’s sort of a bit of a broad question and let me break this down for you so I. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in Intensive care: Is Ventilation Necessary After Tracheostomy?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So one of our subscribers asked, is ventilation necessary after tracheostomy? So the answer is that it depends. So if you look at patients in intensive care that go into an induced coma need to be ventilated with a breathing. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in Intensive care: Can Someone With a DNR Have a Breathing Tube?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So I had a question from one of our readers and the question was, can someone with a DNR have a breathing tube? What a great question, and it’s highly relevant for families in intensive care. So let’s just quickly. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: What is Considered Life Support?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So many families in intensive care come to us and they simply want to know what is considered life support in intensive care. So let’s quickly look at this. So number one form of life support in intensive care is. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: The Difference Between Paralytics vs Sedation
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. Many families in intensive care come to us and they want to know the difference between sedation and paralytics. So the two have nothing in common really and probably should expand that question really the difference between sedation opiates, and paralytics.. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in ICU: Should You Go into a Family Meeting in ICU?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So many families in intensive care come to us very short notice and they say, my mom, my dad, my brother, my sister, my spouse has been in ICU for three days. And they haven’t really given us an update. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in ICU: How to Avoid Death in Intensive Care!
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So today I was talking to a client who had their 28-year old daughter in ICU about two years ago and we have been asked to do a medical record review. So the reason we have been asked to do. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: Is it Painful to Have a Tracheostomy?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. Today’s tip is, is it painful to have a tracheostomy? So many families in intensive care come to us when they have a loved one in intensive care on a breathing tube or endotracheal tube and they are in an. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in ICU: If You’re on BIPAP at Home, Do You Need ICU?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. Many families in intensive care come to us and they want to know that if you are a BiPAP user at home and you go to a hospital, do you need to go into ICU? That’s a great question to. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in ICU: Why Induced Coma after Cardiac Arrest?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel here from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So many families in intensive care come to us and they want to know, why is their loved one after cardiac arrest in an induced coma? So here are a number of reasons why your loved one is in. Continue Reading »
Quick Tip for Families in Intensive care: What is a Medically Induced Coma?
Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. Many families in intensive care come to us and they want to know what is a medically induced coma? So let me answer this for you. A medically induced coma, especially in intensive care is a coma that’s induced by. Continue Reading »