When Mrs. Deborah D. learned that her mother had been admitted to the intensive care unit as an emergency case after resuscitation, she was shocked. She and her brother knew that their mother did not want to be intubated and kept artificially in a vegetative state. They were unsure if they had made the right decision. Mrs. D also wondered what her mother might be feeling. Her mother then explained that she had never said that she did not want to be resuscitated, but only that she did not want to be kept alive artificially in case of a vegetative state.
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Mrs. Deborah D., daughter of a patient, describes a very positive atmosphere for the patients in the intensive care unit.
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Yvonne Y.
Mrs Yvonne Y. would have liked more support.
Ms Yvonne Y., daughter, had confidence in her father's care but would have liked more support for herself.
General perception / overview of the intensive care
Yvonne Y.
Mrs. Yvonne Y needed support for herself.
Ms Yvonne Y., daughter, had confidence in her father's care but would have liked more support for herself.
General perception / overview of the intensive care
When Mrs. Deborah D. learned that her mother had been admitted to the intensive care unit as an emergency case after resuscitation, she was shocked. She and her brother knew that their mother did not want to be intubated and kept artificially in a vegetative state. They were unsure if they had made the right decision. Mrs. D also wondered what her mother might be feeling. Her mother then explained that she had never said that she did not want to be resuscitated, but only that she did not want to be kept alive artificially in case of a vegetative state.
Deborah D.
Mrs. Deborah D. experienced a positive atmosphere.
Mrs. Deborah D., daughter of a patient, describes a very positive atmosphere for the patients in the intensive care unit.
General perception / overview of the intensive care
Experiences in Intensive Care
Deborah D.
Mrs. Deborah D. reports on her mother's coma.
Ms. Deborah D. was very emotional and questioning in front of her comatose mother.
State of consciousness and memory issues
Experiences in Intensive Care
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