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Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So today, I have an email from Roseanne who says, “Hi Patrik, My brother had a massive heart attack. He’s on a ventilator. When reduced, he wakes up and responds to commands. Therefore, he’s not brain-dead. The doctors did a… The post Quick T…

If you want to know what to look for and what test needs to be done when you have a loved one in intensive care with a heart attack, stay tuned! I’ve got news for you. My name is Patrik Hutzel with another quick tip for families in intensive care from intensivecarehotline.com. So, today I… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: My Husba…

Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: My Dad’s in ICU with Tracheostomy, ICU Wants to Remove the Tracheostomy Despite the Trach Cuff Up? If you want to know whether you should agree with the tracheostomy decannulation for your critically ill loved one in ICU or not, stay tuned. I’ve got news for you. Hi,… The post Quick Tip for Families in Inte…

Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. Today I have an email from Sonia who’s one of our clients that we worked with recently. Sonia had a dad in ICU in the U.K. and Sonia is part of our consulting which is from email and phone consulting.… The post Quick Tip for Families in Inten…

Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. Today, I have an email from Corey who says, “Hi Patrik, If a doctor calls you to tell you that your brother is critically ill, does that mean he’s going to die?” Great question, Corey, and I’m glad you asked… The post Quick Tip for Families i…

Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. I have an email from Andy who says, “Hi Patrik, My dad had COVID pneumonia and he’s on a ventilator for almost two weeks now, he hasn’t woken up. They just took him off fentanyl and midazolam/Versed. He was on the lower… The post Quick Tip fo…

Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: My 45-Year-Old Wife Had Cardiac Arrest 3 Weeks Ago in ICU, Ventilated & Tracheostomy, Not Waking Up! If you want to know whether sedation when having a tracheostomy is necessary, stay tuned! I’ve got news for you. My name is Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip… The post Quick …

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Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. Today, I have an email from Robert who says, “Hi Patrik, My wife, three weeks ago, took into ICU with a chest infection. She was put into an induced coma for her to have a rest because the chest infection developed… The post Quick Tip for Fam…

If you want to know what to do when you have a loved one, critically ill in intensive care after a car accident with a traumatic brain injury and brain bleed, stay tuned. I’ve got news for you today. So, I’ve got an email here from Sirbu who says, “Hi Patrik, My father had a car… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: My Father had a Ca…

My 32-Year-Old Son’s with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), Midline Shift, Craniectomy, CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid) Leak, 45 Days. How Long to Wake Up? Patrik: Paula, you are live on the show now. Can you hear me? Looks like you’ve got trouble connecting. Trying again. Paula: Can you hear me? Patrik: I can hear you, Paula. Paula: Hi, there. Well,… The po…

Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. Well, prevention is better than cure. In this instance, I’m not even sure whether it is a cure, but I will tell you about a question that I have from Jenna today who says, “Hi Patrik, I’m an RN in… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive…

Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: ICU Survivor John Reports What It’s Like Being on Propofol vs Midazolam, Listen to His Experience! Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So today, I have an email from John who actually says, “Hi Patrik, I have had multiple… The post Quic…

Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So, today’s tip is a question from Mark who says, “My dad is ventilated in intensive care. He’s got high blood pressure when he’s being weaned off the ventilator. Therefore, they can’t extubate him. Extubation is the removal of the… The post …

Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: Mom Has Gone Back to ICU From LTAC (Long-Term Acute Care) for Low Hemoglobin & Blood Transfusion. How Can I Keep Her in ICU? If you want to know why your critically ill loved one in intensive care with the tracheostomy and the ventilator should not go to… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: M…

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If you want to know how to focus on both wound healing and ventilation weaning while your loved one is in intensive care, stay tuned! I’ve got an update for you there today. My name is Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com and here is another quick tip for families in intensive care. So, today I want… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intens…

Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: Wikipedia Page Confirms that LTACs (Long-Term Acute Care) in the U.S. are Not Fit for Purpose for Ventilated ICU Patients! If you want to know more about why you should avoid LTACs in the United States, stay tuned! I’ve got a great video for you coming today. My… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive…

If you want to find out how we saved another life in ICU, I’ve got news for you. Stay tuned. My name is Patrik Hutzel with another quick tip for families in intensive care. I have an email today from Belinda who we worked with, and Belinda says we have helped her save her brother’s… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: Thank You Patri…

If you want to know how to be more assertive and getting what you want when you have a loved one in intensive care, stay tuned. I’ve got news for you today. My name is Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. I’ve got an email here from Smither… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive C…

If you want to know what to do if your loved one is in ICU with a hypoxic brain injury and is not waking up, stay tuned! I will answer that question for you today. My name is Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. I have an email… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: My Partn…

? Should My Dad in ICU have the Tracheostomy Removed or Is it Too Early? Quick Tip for Families in ICU If you want to know what to do if your loved one should have the tracheostomy tube out or not, stay tuned. I will answer that question for you today. My name is Patrik… The post Should My Dad in ICU have the Tracheostomy Removed or Is it Too Early…

If you want to know what a survivor of a cardiac arrest has to explain and to say after some time in ICU and surviving against the odds, stay tuned. I will tell you all about it. My name is Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com and I have another quick tip today for families in intensive… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: The…

Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. Today, I have an email from Matt who says, “Hi Patrik, My son is on the ventilator but off, he will stop breathing most likely within minutes. How long can he stay on the ventilator?” Well, thank you, Matt, for… The post Quick Tip for Familie…

Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: My Mother’s Been in ICU for 5 Days After Cardiac Arrest, ICU Says Tracheostomy or Let Her Die! Help! If you want to know what you should do if your mom has been in ICU for five days with a cardiac arrest and is on a ventilator, stay… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: My Mother’s Been in ICU…

Hi, if you want to know how to save your loved one’s life in intensive care, stay tuned! I’ve got news for you. My name is Patrik Hutzel and here is another quick tip for families in intensive care. So, yesterday I was talking to a lady who called me up and she said, “Thank… The post Thank You Patrik and intensivecarehotline.com for Saving My Broth…

Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: Dad isn’t Improving on the Ventilator & ICU Says Tracheostomy Not Feasible Despite Advanced Care Plan! If you want to know what to do when your loved one is not improving on a ventilator in intensive care, stay tuned. Hi, my name is Patrik Hutzel and I have… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care…

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If you want to know when a breathing tube needs to be put back in after extubation or removal of the breathing tube, stay tuned! I’ll have news for you. Hi, my name is Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So, today I have a question from a… The post When Does a Breathing Tube Need to Be …

Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: Angela Survived ICU After a 13-Day Induced Coma! The ICU Team Told Her Family She Wouldn’t Survive! If you want to know how survivors from intensive care describe their situation now, especially, if they were told they weren’t going to survive, stay tuned. I’ve got news for you.… The post Quick Tip for Fami…

If you want to know if you should make a lawsuit against the hospital who’s potentially pushed your loved one to death prematurely, stay tuned! Hi, my name is Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com. Today, I have an email from Lena who says, “Hi Patrik, I need to make a lawsuit against the ICU because they… The post Quick Tip for Families in I…

If you want to know what quality of life might look like after a C6 and C7 spinal injury in intensive care, stay tuned. Hi, my name is Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com and I have another quick tip for families in intensive care today for you. I’ve got an email from Lee who says, “Hi… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: My …

Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: Not Knowing If My Mom is Dying, I Don’t Want to Pull the Plug If She Has Chances of Surviving? If you want to know if you should pull the plug on your mom when she’s critically ill in ICU, stay tuned! I’ve got news for you today… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: Not Knowing If My Mom is Dy…

If you have a loved one critically ill in intensive care, and you want to avoid LTAC from ICU, if you’re in the U.S., stay tuned. I’ve got news for you. Hi, my name is Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com and I have another quick tip for families in intensive care. Jillian sends an email and… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care…

Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So, today I have a question from Jeanette who asks, “Hi Patrik, My husband died in ICU, and he died when he was on BIPAP, and he aspirated bile from his stomach. I want to see if this is something… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive…

Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So, today I want to talk again about what it means to be brain dead in ICU and what it means not to be brain dead in ICU. The reason I want to bring this up is I’ve just come off… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: What You Ne…

Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: My Brother Gets Exhausted When Breathing Spontaneously with Tracheostomy, Can He Go Back on CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure)/PS (Pressure Support)? Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So today, I have an email from Victoria wh…

Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. A couple of days ago, I did a video that the U.K. NHS wants to withdraw life support on a 46-year-old man without family consent. That’s obviously in ICU and the patient is unconscious or not quite conscious yet. Anyway,… The post Intensiveca…

Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. Today, I have an email from Donna who says, “Hi Patrik, My sister has been placed on ECMO for pneumonia. She’s currently been receiving treatment for 5 days on ECMO (Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation). They tried to wean her sedation yester…

? Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: The UK NHS (National Health Service) Wants to Withdraw Life Support on My 46-Year-Old Brother Without Family Consent! Help! Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So, today’s tip is about a client that I was talking to a… The post Quick …

Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So, today’s tip is about the situation that we have with a client who has his wife in intensive care with a hemorrhagic stroke. It’s been about a week ago and she’s not waking up. ICU is telling him she… The post Quick Tip for Families in Int…

Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: My Husband’s Been in ICU for 4 Months, Kidney Failure, TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) & Tracheostomy, His Kidneys Recovered! Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. Today, I have a question from Pamela who says, “Hi Patrik, My husband has…

Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So today, I have an email from Tyler who says, “Hi Patrik, My dad is 72 years of age. He became unconscious and now he’s got a brain injury, and he went into a coma. The pressure in the brain… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care…

? Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care: How to Wean My Dad Off the Ventilator, Inotropes/Vasopressors, and Dialysis? Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So, today’s tip is about a question that we had from a client recently who has their loved one in intensive… The post Qui…

Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care. So, today’s tip is an email from Catherine who says, “Hi Patrik, My husband is in an ICU. He was admitted for respiratory failure after having flu and pneumonia. Consequently, his kidneys have taken a punch. He’s diabetic and he is… The post …

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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 about why, once again, you either should not let your loved one go to LTAC or you should aim for your loved one going back from LTAC to ICU as quickly as possible if they’re not… The post Quick Tip for Families in Intensive…