What if My Loved One has a Poor Prognosis in ICU? What are the Options? Is it Black and White?

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What if My Loved One has a Poor Prognosis in ICU? What are the Options, is it Black and White?

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Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care.

So, today’s tip is really about, “What you should do if you are presented with black and white opinions in intensive care?” So, what do I mean by that? Black and white opinions in intensive care are often, “Well, your loved one’s prognosis is very poor, therefore, he’s going to die. He or she, I should say, is going to die.” Or “You should do a tracheostomy as an alternative”, that’s pretty much black and white. It’s either choosing between end of life or a tracheostomy. That’s assuming the loved one is in intensive care on a ventilator with a breathing tube. That’s what I’m anticipating here when you are watching this video.

Now, that’s a very black and white approach and there’s often gray areas in between. Intensive care is never black and white. Very rarely is it black and white. There’s a lot of gray areas and unless you know the intricacies and the details in intensive care and get an appreciation of them, you will find that you are fighting an uphill battle. So, let’s illustrate this with some examples.

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