1. Can the ICU Team Force Me to Give Consent to a Tracheostomy for My Ventilated Mother with ARDS?

    Can the ICU Team Force Me to Give Consent to a Tracheostomy for My Ventilated Mother with ARDS?

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  2. Does a Diaphragm Pacer Work for Long-Term Ventilated Adults and Children with Tracheostomy?

    Does a Diaphragm Pacer Work for Long-Term Ventilated Adults and Children with Tracheostomy?

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  3. Another Testimonial from One of Our Members at www.intensivecarehotline.com!

    Another Testimonial from One of Our Members at www.intensivecarehotline.com!

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  4. The Hospital Ethics Committee Recommends End of Life Care for My Mother in ICU but She Wants to Live

    The Hospital Ethics Committee Recommends End of Life Care for My Mother in ICU but She Wants to Live

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  5. Can My Mother with Stage 4 Lung Cancer,Tracheostomy,Ventilator,PEG, Cardiac Arrest Go Home from ICU?

    Can My Mother with Stage 4 Lung Cancer,Tracheostomy,Ventilator,PEG, Cardiac Arrest Go Home from ICU?

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  6. Can My Mother Go Home After Two Months ICU with MND (ALS), Ventilated, Tracheostomy & PEG tube?

    Can My Mother Go Home After Two Months ICU with MND (ALS), Ventilated, Tracheostomy & PEG tube?

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  7. Can My Dad in ICU for Two Months, on Ventilation, Tracheostomy and Anoxic Brain Injury be Mobilized?

    Can My Dad in ICU for Two Months, on Ventilation, Tracheostomy and Anoxic Brain Injury be Mobilized?

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  8. My Brother's in ICU for 7 Days with Cardiac Arrest&Hypoxic Brain Injury, Mom Wants to Pull the Plug!

    My Brother's in ICU for 7 Days with Cardiac Arrest&Hypoxic Brain Injury, Mom Wants to Pull the Plug!

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  9. Is CPR Always the Best Option for Cardiac Arrest or is a DNR/NFR the Better Option?

    Is CPR Always the Best Option for Cardiac Arrest or is a DNR/NFR the Better Option?

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  10. How Long Before My Loved One Can Be Taken Off the Ventilator&Have Their Breathing Tube Removed?

    How Long Before My Loved One Can Be Taken Off the Ventilator&Have Their Breathing Tube Removed?

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  11. My Husband Went to LTAC Only to Bounce Back to ICU Within 24 Hours, Can He Go Home on a Ventilator?

    My Husband Went to LTAC Only to Bounce Back to ICU Within 24 Hours, Can He Go Home on a Ventilator?

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  12. Can My Husband After Lung Transplant and Failed Weaning Off Ventilator & Tracheostomy Go Home?

    Can My Husband After Lung Transplant and Failed Weaning Off Ventilator & Tracheostomy Go Home?

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  13. What are the Next Steps for My Mother After 5 Days in ICU After Cardiac Arrest &Anoxic Brain Injury?

    What are the Next Steps for My Mother After 5 Days in ICU After Cardiac Arrest &Anoxic Brain Injury?

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  14. I Believe My Dad was Killed in ICU by a Morphine Overdose,Should I Get His Medical Records Reviewed?

    I Believe My Dad was Killed in ICU by a Morphine Overdose,Should I Get His Medical Records Reviewed?

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  15. My Brother's in ICU Ventilated, Seizures, Brain Damage, How Can I Delay End of Life Support?

    My Brother's in ICU Ventilated, Seizures, Brain Damage, How Can I Delay End of Life Support?

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  16. My Loved One is Failing Spontaneous Breathing Trials on 12 of Pressure Support with Trache in ICU

    My Loved One is Failing Spontaneous Breathing Trials on 12 of Pressure Support with Trache in ICU

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  17. My Mother's Been in ICU for 3 Weeks on BIPAP, CRRT, Pressors After Cardiac Arrest, Can She Go Home?

    My Mother's Been in ICU for 3 Weeks on BIPAP, CRRT, Pressors After Cardiac Arrest, Can She Go Home?

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  18. My 77-Year-Old Husband has Mylenoma, He's in ICU on Oxygen, Will He Survive on a Ventilator?

    My 77-Year-Old Husband has Mylenoma, He's in ICU on Oxygen, Will He Survive on a Ventilator?

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  19. Hospital Letter Confirms That the Mechanical Home Ventilation Guidelines are Best&Evidence Practice!

    Hospital Letter Confirms That the Mechanical Home Ventilation Guidelines are Best&Evidence Practice!

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  20. My Mother Passed a 2-Hour Spontaneous Breathing Trial But Isn't Awake, Is She Ready For Extubation?

    My Mother Passed a 2-Hour Spontaneous Breathing Trial But Isn't Awake, Is She Ready For Extubation?

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  21. Not Giving Consent to a PEG Tube in ICU Helps Your Loved One Getting Off the Ventilator&Tracheostomy

    Not Giving Consent to a PEG Tube in ICU Helps Your Loved One Getting Off the Ventilator&Tracheostomy

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  22. My Mother's in ICU Ventilated & Breathing Tube Without Nutrition, Should She Be Getting Nutrition?

    My Mother's in ICU Ventilated & Breathing Tube Without Nutrition, Should She Be Getting Nutrition?

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  23. My Dad is Ventilated in ICU and He’s Moving His Arms and Yet ICU Says He’s Brain Dead!

    My Dad is Ventilated in ICU and He’s Moving His Arms and Yet ICU Says He’s Brain Dead!

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