How many patients can get out of the ICU?This number makes you unexpected!

Author:Jiangsu News Time:2022.09.14

In the impression of most people, the ICU (intensive medical department) is a cold bed and patients who cannot move in the tube. The patient was busy ... But in fact, this is not the full picture of the ICU. Today, let's take a look at the side you don't know in the ICU.

After watching this video, did you not expect that the ICU (intensive medical department) of Southeast University's affiliated to the University of Southeast University was so clean and tidy, warm and orderly. Next, we continued to follow the footsteps of Yang Yi, director of the severe medical department of Zhongda Hospital affiliated to Southeast University to unveil the mystery of intensive medicine.

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Is the talent of "can't" be sent to the ICU?

What kind of patients are ICU treated? Are all patients who are about to reach the end of life? The answer is no, the ICU is treated mainly in the following types of patients:

Suddenly patients with organs damage and life -threatening and life -threatening, such as multiple trauma, severe myocardial infarction, acute severe pneumonia or respiratory failure, acute severe pancreatitis, etc. ICU's treatment object.

High -risk patients, that is, the disease has changed and is likely to develop into severe patients. For example, some elderly patients after surgery have various chronic diseases in their bodies. After an operation, various acute and severe occurrence may be caused. Passing period.

Part of patients with chronic diseases in the acute aggravation period, such as old chronic branches, coronary heart disease, diabetes, renal failure, including some tumor patients. When the patient suddenly occurs acute increased condition and life is in danger, you need to transfer to the ICU to stabilize your life signs to win the time for the treatment of chronic diseases.

In addition to the above three types of patients, Director Yang Yi said that there is also a type of special patients who are also the targets of ICU, that is, patients who are willing to donate organs. These patients need various treatments to maintain organ functions before preparing donations, so that they can complete them to complete Organ donation.

Is the ICU's charges expensive? The ICU's bed fee is actually not expensive. Taking the ICU of Zhongda Hospital affiliated to Southeast University as an example, the bed fee is only about 80 yuan a day. Director Yang Yi said that the cost in the ICU is closely connected to the patient's condition. For example, an elderly man who has just completed the operation, because it is a high -risk patient, will enter the ICU for comprehensive guardianship after the operation. If the elderly's life signs are stable and the condition has not changed special changes, it can usually be transferred from the ICU the next day. Because it was not specially treated, the old man's spending on the ICU was not high. However, if the old man has abnormal physical function and worsening his condition, the medical staff will treat them accordingly, and the cost will increase. Therefore, it is not necessary to spend a lot of money if you do n’t live in the ICU. It ’s the patient’ s condition.

How many patients can get out of the icu?

ICU seems to be the last line of defense to protect our lives. Some people can't help worrying that they will never come out after going in. In fact, it is not. Most patients can transfer out of the ICU. Taking the Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University as an example, about 90%of patients can transfer from ICU to the general ward. And many patients not only survived after the ICU treatment for a while, but also lived quality.

Director Yang Yi said that the purpose of ICU's treatment is not only to allow patients to live, but also to let the patient live and quality live. Any condition that patients have recovery should be actively carried out whether they are active and passive recovery.

ICU backpone clinics -provide services to transfer patients!

Although many patients walked out of the ICU and out of the hospital, they still couldn't take it lightly. Studies have shown that after the transfer of ICUs with severe illnesses may have different degrees of physical and psychological problems. Therefore, the long -term prognosis of concern to the ICU transferred to patients has become a new focus of intensive medicine. At present, Zhongda Hospital affiliated to Southeast University has opened a free ICU outpatient clinic, focusing on providing a physiological, psychological, rehabilitation, and nutritional professional guidance after the ICU transferred and discharged from the hospital to help improve the ICU discharge patients. Long -term prognosis and quality of life.