One patient, three pennants,
Recognition and gratitude
"Nurse, I'm here again!" It was Uncle Wang, who everyone was familiar with, and this was the third time he had sent a pennant to the ICU doctors......
What's the story behind this?
On February 17 (the eighth day of the first lunar month), it was the Spring Festival, and 82-year-old Aunt Lei felt a burst of chest tightness and shortness of breath, and the precordial area was suffocated. His wife, Uncle Wang, immediately sent him to a community hospital for treatment, but the effect was not good, Aunt Lei's symptoms continued to worsen, and then she became confused, and immediately dialed 120 to urgently send her to the emergency department of Xi'an Third Hospital. The monitoring blood oxygen saturation was as low as 70%, and the blood gas analysis showed that the partial pressure of carbon dioxide was as high as 66mmHg, and the situation was very critical.
Uncle Wang, who came to the hospital together, was very worried, and through the conversation, he could see that the old couple had a very good relationship, Aunt Lei was in critical condition, and he was very anxious, so he was deeply unfamiliar with and even questioned the treatment plan, medical technology and nursing ability, and wanted to cure the disease, but did not accept many invasive operations and rescue measures. The doctor in charge, Li Jingjing, patiently explained the communication of the condition to Uncle Wang, and at the same time informed the director and the head nurse of the worries of the family, Director Yu Daihua carefully studied the treatment plan with Dr. Li, and the head nurse arranged experienced nurses in charge and drew up a nursing plan.
Aunt Lei is elderly and has many underlying diseases, and she was admitted to the hospital for diagnosis: severe pneumonia, acute heart failure, pleural effusion, renal insufficiency, type 2 diabetes, and coronary heart disease grade IV. The vital sign parameters jumping back and forth on the monitor always indicate that the condition is very critical. During the visit, Uncle Wang repeated in the ear of Aunt Lei, who was unconscious and wearing a ventilator, "Come on, get through, don't give up, don't give up...... Aunt Lei seemed to hear the call, and the blood gas analysis report on the third day of admission showed that the oxygenation index returned to normal, and her consciousness gradually became sober. Dr. Li performed thoracentesis and catheterization, and after draining 1850ml of pleural effusion, the symptoms of dyspnea were alleviated, spontaneous breathing was good, and the tracheal intubation was successfully pulled. Uncle Wang cried with joy, gave a thumbs up and said: "At first, I felt helpless through the door of the ICU, but it was Dr. Li's patient explanation and the careful care of the nurses that made me more and more confident, from despair to hope, thank you so much!" After the 11th day of hospitalization, Aunt Lei's indicators turned normal. Uncle Wang personally prepared a plaque to thank all the medical staff in the ICU.
After Aunt Lei was discharged from the hospital, Dr. Li had regular follow-up phone calls and explained that she must take her medication on time, accompanied by kidney insufficiency and heart failure, and that "heart failure" may occur again if she is not careful. The worry still happened, due to the missed 2 times of diuretics, Aunt Lei was experiencing "chest tightness and shortness of breath" again, Uncle Wang was probably frightened, and contacted Dr. Li as soon as possible to ask to be admitted to the ICU again, Aunt Lei also agreed, saying that "doctors and nurses are always in front of the bed, very safe!" This time, because of the timely medical treatment, under the careful treatment and careful care, Aunt Lei recovered well, and soon was discharged from the ICU for the second time, and Uncle Wang sent a pennant again to express his gratitude.
At the end of March, Aunt Lei had chest tightness, shortness of breath, and dyspnea accompanied by sweating again after going to the toilet at home, and the family urgently called 120 to be sent to a nearby hospital for treatment, and the blood oxygen saturation dropped to 50%, and the situation was very critical. Aunt Lei looked even weaker, everyone sweated, and "don't give up, don't give up" came to their ears again. ECG monitoring, ventilator-assisted breathing, close observation of the condition, strict recording of intake and output...... After two weeks of treatment and nursing, she was successfully discharged from the hospital, and Uncle Wang, who was waiting at the door of the ICU, sent the third pennant.
It is a great courage for the same patient to choose to be admitted to the ICU again and again, and the thank you plaques and pennants sent to the ICU after three discharges are the highest praise for ICU care.
The road of "medicine" is forward, the road of "medicine" is warm, and the road of "medicine" is cured......
According to the Third Hospital of Xi'an O10