Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Make sure the patient is comfortable at night and can sleep

What happens to you if you’re awoken every 10 minutes? That’s what happens to an ICU patient. If a patient is up all night, they’ll be tired the next day when the time comes to try to extubate. Also, make sure that at night they have adequate ventilator support. Don’t try to wean someone when they’re sleeping.

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