tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416244.post112503854154730457..comments2024-02-24T17:23:40.540+08:00Comments on A Journey Called LIFE...: Unnecessary ICU Referal.. Taking the easy way out..Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036638814243116351noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416244.post-1126007154426437262005-09-06T19:45:00.000+08:002005-09-06T19:45:00.000+08:00yup, ca definitely empathize with thatyup, ca definitely empathize with thatvagushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767882528181304331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416244.post-1125460577842233452005-08-31T11:56:00.000+08:002005-08-31T11:56:00.000+08:00Lt,yeah.. I understand how u feel and indeed I hav...Lt,<BR/>yeah.. I understand how u feel and indeed I have the same feelings as well.<BR/>Over here, if there are better prognosis cases out there, we will transfer the poor prognosis case out to the ward for ventilatory support in the ward. <BR/><BR/>I don't understand some doctors in the ward intubating poor prognosis cases with GCS 3/15.. and yet our ventilators are so limited.. Intubating this sort of cases will just prolong their sufferings only since the prognosis is so poor.. and denied the others with better prognosis who needs ventilatory support :(<BR/><BR/><BR/>Sharl612,<BR/>In government hospital, the doctors in ICU will decide which patients need ICU care. We don't practise discrimination over here.. There's Indonesians, Burmese and people with all sort of nationalities in our ICU despite limited beds. We will admit in cases which needs intensive care monitoring if bed is available. However priorities are given to those with better prognosis sinces bed is limited, and most of the time, our beds are fully occupied..<BR/><BR/>And of course if in private hospital, then different story loh.. :)Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04036638814243116351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416244.post-1125250114617622182005-08-29T01:28:00.000+08:002005-08-29T01:28:00.000+08:00Relax Doc. ;-) May I know if a person can request ...Relax Doc. ;-) May I know if a person can request that he/she be admitted to ICU?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416244.post-1125246208373017642005-08-29T00:23:00.000+08:002005-08-29T00:23:00.000+08:00Rightly said and very nicely putting it. :) I feel...Rightly said and very nicely putting it. :) I feel what u felt!<BR/><BR/>I also have another problem of some of my bosses admitting patients who are too ill to be benifited from ICU, occupiying a bed and a ventilator for days and weeks ended up still die! By doing so,we are actually just prolonging the sign of life and together with the suffering rather then helping the patient! And some other patient who really needs ICU get denied the chances of ICU care due to no more beds available. NUTs!LThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08153323472690052162noreply@blogger.com