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Experiences in the intensive care unit

Fabio F.

Mr. Fabio F. hears and sees, but accepts the unfamiliar environment.

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Mr. Fabio F. brings up the noise and light of the machines, as well as the noise of the patients next door. He understands and accepts the situation.

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Corine Mouton-Dorey

Corine Mouton-Dorey focuses her research on patient agency and accountability. Her PhD work on biomedical ethics identified the importance of the patients’voices in medical practice for better care, trust and justice in health. She has a practical experience with patients both as a cardiologist and as a qualitative researcher. She supports  the french-speaking part of the DIPEx project and work on the possibilities to enrich DIPEx process and outcomes with digital technology.

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Mr. Fabio F. hears and sees, but accepts the unfamiliar environment.

There was noise from the neighbors. But that can’t be changed. Of course in the ICU there are all the cases, there are people in trouble so you have to be open and aware of that. And then there are the lights of course. There’s light almost all night, there’s background noise, you have to wear earplugs, you have to put something over your eyes. There are always beeps, there are always alarms, sometimes they’re mine, sometimes they’re someone else’s, and then you have to get used to it a bit. It’s like being in an emergency room: there are many things happening. Of course, there are no urgent cases in terms of surgery, bleeding, or things like that. They had already been to the operating room, but there were still emergencies. People with heart problems. It’s not all quiet.

Experiences in the intensive care unit

With the technical and medical possibilities on intensive care a patient can be able to survive life-threatening illnesses. These experiences of critical illness and intensive care medicine are challenging for patients and families. Often experiences made on intensive care unit (ICU) can be life changing.
In small video- or audio-sequences we would like to illustrate the experiences made by patients on ICU and how they handled their stay in this critical situation.
Many patients share their experiences on intensive care unit and show how these experiences influenced their life.

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Corine Mouton-Dorey

Corine Mouton-Dorey focuses her research on patient agency and accountability. Her PhD work on biomedical ethics identified the importance of the patients’voices in medical practice for better care, trust and justice in health. She has a practical experience with patients both as a cardiologist and as a qualitative researcher. She supports  the french-speaking part of the DIPEx project and work on the possibilities to enrich DIPEx process and outcomes with digital technology.

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