My Mom is Critically Ill in ICU and the ICU Team is Giving Up on Her. What Should I do?

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My Mom is Critically Ill in ICU and the ICU Team is Giving Up on Her. What Should I do?

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In this episode of “YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED” I want to answer a question from one of my clients Toni as part of my 1:1 consulting and advocacy service! Toni’s mom is critically ill in ICU and Toni is asking how she can fight for her mom’s life whilst ICU team is giving up on her mom.

My Mom is Critically Ill in ICU and the ICU Team is Giving Up on Her. What Should I do?

My Mom is Critically Ill in ICU and the ICU Team is Giving Up on Her. What Should I do?

Hi Toni,

Nice to talk to you a moment ago.

As I mentioned, the biggest challenge for families in intensive care is that you don’t know what you don’t know.

Assessing if your Mom can come off the ventilator is dependent on multiple factors that need to be assessed.

It’s inappropriate for the ICU team to challenge your Mom’s advanced care directive.

After having worked in intensive care for 20 years I can help you fast making the right decisions and guide you with the decision making process, including but not limited to talking to the doctors directly or setting you up with the right questions to ask.

Regards,

Patrik

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Hi Patrik,

I’m sorry it took so long for me to get back to you! I was finding ways to get my Mom’s medical records and we were able to access them online today. We feel a strong sense of urgency to get my Mom transferred because we do not feel they have been honest based upon her medical X-rays. We were told on February 22 by her doctor that my Mom suffered a punctured lung during her intubation but now they are saying she never had one.

However, notes on her X-rays seem to contradict that. So I wanted to see if I can sign up for the hour consult so you can go through her chest X-rays and help us clinically understand what they are saying. Just let me know your thoughts.

Again, this is a major sense of urgency so please let me know if you can help us out. I almost feel a bit panicked knowing they have not been honest. I know I mentioned to you that we felt they discharged her too early on January 10 which then led to her having to be re-admitted on February 2.

Our concern is she was intubated on February 21 and we were never given a solid reason as to why and then told on February 22 she had a punctured lung. Now they say she never had a punctured lung and actually want us to take her off the ventilation and let her go. They were going to discharge her on February 20 and then all this happened. Something just isn’t right!!

Regards,

Toni

Hi Toni,

We’re just reviewing the chest X-ray reports.

Do you know if your mom has a pleural drain or chest drain?

Also, would there be any chance you could send us a picture of the ventilator and the bedside monitor with the vital signs?

Kind regards,

Patrik

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Hi Patrik,

She does not have a pleural drain or chest drain and they can take the picture first thing in the morning...

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