In my haste to convey the horror skilled by so many sufferers who’ve been sedated and immobilized within the ICU, the case research I’ve revealed haven’t had significantly completely satisfied endings. Thus far, the instances I’ve detailed have concerned both the affected person dying, being traumatized by the delirium they suffered whereas beneath sedation, or in any other case having to stroll an extended, lengthy highway to restoration. That being stated, I figured it could be a good suggestion to start out publishing extra constructive tales of how evidence-based practices have truly helped to enhance affected person outcomes within the intensive care unit.
I believe up till this level, I’ve ignored how essential these completely satisfied endings could be for placing issues into perspective for folks. They supply extra context, supply an encouraging distinction to offset all of the tragedy, and work as an instance the place I would love issues to go when it comes to how ICU sufferers are handled. The case I’m about to explain includes a person whose expertise within the ICU presents a poignant instance of how evidence-based practices can enhance ICU affected person outcomes.
If he’d been subjected to the therapy typical of most intensive care models, the end result of his ICU keep would have been a lot completely different, and it in all probability would have been for the more serious. Fortunately for him, issues didn’t prove that manner, and the evidenc.
