terapia intensiva cali2011-06-06T08:17:28Zhttp://www.terapiaintensivacali.com/feed/atom/WordPressAdmin<![CDATA[What are some strategies that could help a staff member working in Intensive care Unit (ICU) in the hospital?]]>http://www.terapiaintensivacali.com/terapia-intensiva-cali/what-are-some-strategies-that-could-help-a-staff-member-working-in-intensive-care-unit-icu-in-the-hospital/2011-06-06T08:17:28Z2011-06-06T08:17:28ZHow can a worker cope at their maxmium level in the ICU department?
]]>1Admin<![CDATA[how much time a person can stay in intensive care unit without being able to be visited?]]>http://www.terapiaintensivacali.com/terapia-intensiva-cali/how-much-time-a-person-can-stay-in-intensive-care-unit-without-being-able-to-be-visited/2011-05-25T10:29:50Z2011-05-25T10:29:50ZSo,my question is how much time it’s normal for someone to stay in hospital,without being able to be visited after an accident.
It’s absolutely hypothetical,but i really need to know.
And when the person is moved into a normal room,can someone stay there the whole time, if he’s not from the family?
]]>1Admin<![CDATA[Why don't hospitals allow friends to visit patients in the intensive care unit?]]>http://www.terapiaintensivacali.com/terapia-intensiva-cali/why-dont-hospitals-allow-friends-to-visit-patients-in-the-intensive-care-unit/2011-05-14T10:23:08Z2011-05-14T10:23:08ZIt’s never been an issue for me, and hopefully it won’t ever be. But I’m curious why hospitals only allow family members in the ICU and not close friends or boyfriends/girlfriends. What if the patient really wants that kind of visit?
]]>1Admin<![CDATA[What does it mean when you have a job that involves "feeding" in an intensive care unit?]]>http://www.terapiaintensivacali.com/terapia-intensiva-cali/what-does-it-mean-when-you-have-a-job-that-involves-feeding-in-an-intensive-care-unit/2011-05-02T09:18:56Z2011-05-02T09:18:56ZDoes that mean you’ll have to feed someone from a plate, a feeding tube, or a baby through a bottle?
]]>1Admin<![CDATA[medical malpractice possibility?]]>http://www.terapiaintensivacali.com/terapia-intensiva-cali/medical-malpractice-possibility/2011-04-24T00:31:13Z2011-04-24T00:31:13ZMy stepdad went into the hospital on Aug 24th to have open heart surgery (Mitral valve/Aortic valve replacement and coronary bypass). The surgeon was made well aware of his issues of poor circulation in his legs and previous strokes as well. My stepfather came out of the surgery and within a few days developed gangrene in his feet. The doctors determined he had developed Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis(HITT) which led to him having to have his legs amputated just below the knee. A few minutes prior to him being taken for the amputation the heart doctor came in and stated "we should have thought about this" in reference to his legs. A few days beyond this, we recieved a call stating that his blood pressure had dropped drastically and he was not going to survive. Sadly this did prove to be the case. We were told it is possible that a clot from his diagnosis of HIT had made it up to his heart. We have yet to have an autopsy to get the actual cause of his passing due to financial burdens. My questions are, would his heart surgeon have been in the wrong for not addressing his circulation issues prior to the surgery? And provided we are able to get the autopsy and it does come back as a clot from the Heparin we’re aware we’ll have that to work with. But if we’re not,even tho my stepdad has passed would we still have a case with the HITT leading to his amputations?
