Here’s something the old folks are quietly asking:
Is it worth going to the ICU?
What’s the post-ICU experience?
Compromised? Traumatized? Dead? Totally recovered and joyous?
When things get intense, people are going to self-triage.They need good information to decide with
Is it worth going to the ICU?
What’s the post-ICU experience?
Compromised? Traumatized? Dead? Totally recovered and joyous?
When things get intense, people are going to self-triage.They need good information to decide with
What’s the age breakdown?
40-somethings? Mostly joyous?
80-somethings? Mostly regretful?
How good or bad is it to die at home with this disease?
How does palliative care work with this disease?
40-somethings? Mostly joyous?
80-somethings? Mostly regretful?
How good or bad is it to die at home with this disease?
How does palliative care work with this disease?
(ICU = Intensive Care Unit) The place where, they say, if you need to go there, you’ll die if you don’t go there.
The main thing I’m (we’re) looking for here is data.
Anecdotes.
Statistics.
Videos.
INFORMATION.
... the stuff that good decisions are made with.
Anecdotes.
Statistics.
Videos.
INFORMATION.
... the stuff that good decisions are made with.
From replies below I get that a major tool in the ICU is the ventilator, which breathes for a patient.
Apparently most who are vented suffer from ARDS--Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. See its definition and the bottom line of it, next...
Apparently most who are vented suffer from ARDS--Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. See its definition and the bottom line of it, next...
ARDS is a type of respiratory failure characterized by rapid onset of widespread inflammation in the lungs. Symptoms include shortness of breath, rapid breathing, and bluish skin coloration. *Among those who survive, a decreased quality of life is relatively common* --Wikipedia
So, it looks like ventilators save some lives, but what kind of rest-of-lives?
