From keeping patients off ventilators to trusting that their PPE will keep them safe.
Cassiere also said he's changed his methods of sedating patients who need to be put on a ventilator, opting for fewer narcotics like fentanyl in favor of other drugs such as benzodiazepines or ketamine.
"Taking care of patients requires a lot of patience," Dr. Steve Stigler, director of the medical intensive care unit at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, said. He coaches his physicians to stay the course with treatment and supportive care. Castiller, of UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh, also said it's critical for ICU physicians to communicate that to families of COVID-19 patients."Families need to prepare for that, as well as peaks and valleys" seen so often in the sickest patients, Castiller told NBC News. To offer support, Castiller said his staff calls patients' families daily with updates.
"One of the biggest lessons we've learned is the importance of human contact," Castiller said. Hospital restrictions that prohibit visiting COVID-19 patients have been major stressors for families, as well as those in the hospital."We make sure to address that by using technology to maintain some level of communication."Early fears that critical care physicians had about becoming infected with the coronavirus have eased significantly.
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