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ICUsteps

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All posts for December 2021

Vent question.

My husband has been on a ventilator for 24 days now. His stats took a turn for the worse and he has become hypoxic and the doctors are telling me I’m...

My husband has been on a ventilator for 24 days now. His stats took a turn for t...

•3 years ago

My 62 year old daddy on a ventilator from covid complications and lung scarring.

My dad has been fighting covid pneumonia for almost 4 weeks now. He has been on the ventilator for 15 days requiring 90-100% with very fast breaths(BiLevel)....

My dad has been fighting covid pneumonia for almost 4 weeks now. He has been on ...

•3 years ago

Brother in ICU with Covid on ventilator

My brother is being treated with Remdesivir for the antiviral, he is intubated and 3 days in ICU. The updates are very vague, "he is comfortable" etc.. I want...

My brother is being treated with Remdesivir for the antiviral, he is intubated a...

•3 years ago

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Mum 75 yo in ICU - covid phumonia and infection - stable but doctors give no hope

Our mum was doing well last week she was heading in the right direction and the doctors were even talking about doing a tracheostomy within a few days then she...

Our mum was doing well last week she was heading in the right direction and the ...

•3 years ago

Mum critical

Mums taken a turn for worse dr just called please pray for her 🙏

Mums taken a turn for worse dr just called please pray for her 🙏

•3 years ago

I am struggling and don’t know what to do.

My wife of 21 years passed away last month after a 3 month iCU battle. I dropped her off at the ER and did not see her for 2 months. Before they intubated her...

My wife of 21 years passed away last month after a 3 month iCU battle. I dropped...

•3 years ago

Update on our mum in ICU

We just spoke to the nurse looking after our mum today and she said she's heading in the right direction so it looks at this point she is responding well, just...

We just spoke to the nurse looking after our mum today and she said she's headin...

•3 years ago

How long to wait for a tracheotomy

Hello. So my brother has been weaned off sedation abit. However he has been becoming distressed- not surprising as he has a tube down his throat and the nurses...

Hello. So my brother has been weaned off sedation abit. However he has been beco...

•3 years ago

Mum in ICU with covid on a ventilator and dialysis

My mum is in ICU after getting breathing issues from contracting covid. She is on a ventilator heavily sedated and they discovered blood clots on her lungs...

My mum is in ICU after getting breathing issues from contracting covid. She is ...

•3 years ago

Brother due a tracheostomy

Hi. So update is that my brother is due a tracheostomy but will have to be last in theatre as he is in a covid ward. Apparently one of the nurses slightly...

Hi. So update is that my brother is due a tracheostomy but will have to be last...

•3 years ago