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LIMOMx2
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Can a person be discharged straight from ICU?
Or do they have to go to a step down room first?
TIA
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Posted 9/14/07 10:36 AM  |
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imagin916
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Re: Can a person be discharged straight from ICU?
They have to go to a stepdown first or a regular floor.
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| Posted 9/14/07 10:41 AM |
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Blu-ize
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Re: Can a person be discharged straight from ICU?
I agree. If they were sick enough to be in ICU, they would have to be medically stable enough to go home and that's highly unlikely.
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| Posted 9/14/07 10:42 AM |
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LIMOMx2
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Re: Can a person be discharged straight from ICU?
Posted by imagin916
They have to go to a stepdown first or a regular floor.
That's what I thought Thank you.
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| Posted 9/14/07 10:42 AM |
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2BEANS
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Re: Can a person be discharged straight from ICU?
I would think you would have to be cleared and that would mean being on watch in a reg. wing first to make sure you dont have to be put back in ICU...
Best of Luck
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| Posted 9/14/07 10:46 AM |
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jmf423
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Re: Can a person be discharged straight from ICU?
Technically they can, and I have seen it before. However, it is very rare. Usually a patient goes to a step down unit 1st for a little extra monitoring before going home.
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| Posted 9/14/07 11:26 AM |
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HoneyBadger
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Re: Can a person be discharged straight from ICU?
Posted by jmf423
Technically they can, and I have seen it before. However, it is very rare. Usually a patient goes to a step down unit 1st for a little extra monitoring before going home.
Wow I have never heard of that before. Interesting.
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| Posted 9/14/07 11:29 AM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: Can a person be discharged straight from ICU?
When I worked in a hospital, I never saw anyone released from Step Down unless they were going to a different facility.
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| Posted 9/14/07 12:00 PM |
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jodi714
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Re: Can a person be discharged straight from ICU?
I work in a hospital and although it is rare, I have seen it, but usually it is because there are no beds available on the regular floor and the patient has demonstrated that he/she is medically stable while in the ICU.
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| Posted 9/14/07 5:16 PM |
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mommy2bella
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Re: Can a person be discharged straight from ICU?
I hope that this is a good sign that he is being discharged from ICU
Message edited 9/14/2007 5:48:15 PM.
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| Posted 9/14/07 5:48 PM |
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Re: Can a person be discharged straight from ICU?
Yes they can be.....although it's rare, but for some illness/trauma you recover quick and can go right from ICU home......it really depends on what's going on.
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