Thread by @WesElyMD

1/ ICU #diaries for Good #Death:
 
Especially at EOL, ICU #Diary is part of #A2Fbundle. My pt w/ home-hospice told me details recorded in #ICU by #nurse allowed her to decipher cryptic #delirium memories she was struggling with.

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2/ Then she told me of hours spent reading big-hearted comments others had written in her ICU diary, making her realize how much her life meant to others. It was a priceless gift to her at a critical juncture in what had a time of deep poverty in her life. #PalliativeCare

3/ ICU Diaries give family members at bedside a practical way of helping w/ loved one’s care & can help channel their worries in a focused way.
#criticalcare #pulmcc

4/ ICU diaries help the medical staff in unanticipated ways. I have found the very act of taking a moment to write in my patients’ ICU diaries always results in a better personal connection with them. I find out things about pts I didn’t know.
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5/ For example, a diary entry above one I made was from the pt’s old friend who thanked her for the time her winning run in a high school softball game earned them a title as state champs. That event gave the friend confidence to do more with her life at a critical juncture.

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When she awoke, I asked my pt about her championship game. She perked up in a way I’d not seen & we made a much better connection. The diary opened a world between us. I became more empathic in our time together & a better #physician

#empathy #healing #love

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