Tag: Intensive care
SZ doctor column “Clinically seen”: dying in the intensive care unit – health
Mr. Braun injured his leg, actually a trifle. But in the end he is in an artificial coma – and the biggest question of all arises: When should medicine let…
The situation in Bavarian intensive care units is becoming increasingly relaxed – Bavaria
The operating situation in the Bavarian intensive care units is becoming more and more relaxed. On Wednesday, 89 adult intensive care units in the Free State reported regular operation, which…
SZ column “Auf Station”: Alarming thirst – Ebersberg
It’s been a while since a young man in his 20s came to the Ebersberg intensive care unit. He was very dizzy, and at the beginning he sometimes couldn’t speak…
SZ column “Auf Station”: Everyone has resources – Ebersberg
“Naaa, I just want to die.” That’s what one of my patients said when I went to his room with our intern in the morning and offered him that we’d…
SZ column “Auf Station”: If you ignore the body’s warning signals – Ebersberg
“I thought it was okay.” That’s a phrase I’ve heard many times from patients. They were wrong – otherwise they would almost certainly not have ended up in our intensive…
SZ column “Auf Station”: What “do everything” really means – Ebersberg
I have often seen family members say goodbye to a dying patient – there are many different ways to do it. But that the wife, full of desperation, lay in…
SZ column “Auf Station”: Much more than just a scent – Ebersberg
I recently treated a sedated and ventilated patient who was struggling with extremely severe psoriasis. That was not the reason for his stay in the intensive care unit, but it…
SZ column “Auf Station”: Still a tip or already a bribe? – Ebersberg
Recently, one of my patients wanted to slip me a 20 euro note. “There, sister, look, that’s for you,” he said. I took the money first, thanked him – and…
SZ column “Auf Station”: Intensively overcrowded – Ebersberg
We usually reposition all patients in our intensive care every two hours, i.e. three times per shift – unless they can do it themselves. On the one hand, this is…
SZ column “Auf Station”: “Resuscitation someone costs effort” – Ebersberg
One of my patients was with us because he had collapsed at work. cardiac arrest. It took 13 minutes for paramedics to arrive and 45 minutes for paramedics to arrive.…