Igor I.

In Mr. Igor I, sedation leads to dreams.

Mr. Igor I. had unpleasant dreams during the artificial coma.

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Susanne Jöbges

Dr. med. Susanne Jöbges works as a postdoctoral researcher in bioethics. She holds a degree in anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine and a masters degree in medical ethic. She’s been working as a consultant for anaesthesiology in the department for anaesthesioloy and intensive care (head of the department Prof. Dr. med. C. Spies) at the charité Berlin. On an intensive care unit she was leading senior assistant.

After she joined the DIPEx team in May 2019 and coordinates the module about experiences with self-determination and intensive care.

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In Mr. Igor I, sedation leads to dreams.

“I: Are they dreams like that?
E: Yes, such flash dreams and actually something / I don’t know how to explain it. / Partly terrible / once I dreamt in such a way that you can imagine like a circle.
This circle is split up into many small parts. And there I saw my trike again and again. But always only small sections on / split.
When I woke up, I was soaking wet.
And completely [confused].
A real nightmare.
I: Yes.
E: That then repeated itself almost the whole night.
I: And this dream came over and over [again?
E: Yes. Yes. Yes. “

Experiences in the intensive care unit

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Susanne Jöbges

Dr. med. Susanne Jöbges works as a postdoctoral researcher in bioethics. She holds a degree in anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine and a masters degree in medical ethic. She’s been working as a consultant for anaesthesiology in the department for anaesthesioloy and intensive care (head of the department Prof. Dr. med. C. Spies) at the charité Berlin. On an intensive care unit she was leading senior assistant.

After she joined the DIPEx team in May 2019 and coordinates the module about experiences with self-determination and intensive care.

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