[HSF] ICU Management Systems

[ghassan ????? baslaim]

In our CSICU, acute postop care is provided by CTS and once patient is declared longer ICU stay (>48 hr) 'cause of lung, sepsis, ...etc, patient's care and bed are transferred to General ICU under Intensivist's care with F/U by CTS.
 
G. Baslaim, MD
Jeddah, KSA> To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com> From: msfirst at gmail.com> Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:46:31 -0400> CC: > Subject: [HSF] ICU Management Systems> > We are in the process of exploring options to assist in the pre/post- > operative care of our patients. Our current system has us taking > full care and responsibility for all aspects of this process (pre-op > eval/tune-ups, post-op management, line changes, vent weaning, call/ > working with consults, etc). There are obvious pluses and minuses to > this process. What are the other systems which people have to work > with and what parts of them do they like and dislike. My concern is > that there are always plenty of people who want to be Chiefs, but few > who want to be Indians (American expression for many who want to > direct and run the show - esp between 9am and 5pm, but few to > actually do they real work - i.e. bedside care, put in orders, call > and discuss with consults, lines, tubes, weaning, even talking with > families and helping admit patients- and do it 24 hr a day and with > the same vigor which we - as cardiac surgeons do - particularly in a > world were our every move and outcome gets examined under a microscope).> > In short, who does the "real" work in your ICU?> > Thoughts?> Comments?> Since we obviously have answer all of the other pressing surgical > questions and no one has anything else to talk about.> > > -michael> _______________________________________________> OpenHeart-L mailing list> > Send postings to:> OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, to CHANGE email address, or to view archives:> http://mmp.cjp.com/mailman/listinfo/openheart-l> > All messages transmitted by the OpenHeart-L are subject to the policies and > disclaimers posted at:> http://www.hsforum.com/listdisclaim> -----------------------------------------
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