Georges G.

Mr. Georges G. is troubled by the absence of certain memories.

Mr. George G. is confused because he woke up in a different place and can’t remember how he got there.

Credits

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.

Share on

Similar content

I would like to share my personal experience on this topic. Get in contact with us

Mr. Georges G. is troubled by the absence of certain memories.

“No, if I stay with the first experience in intensive care, I would say no. And what comes to mind is maybe the second experience in the ICU, well when I was operated on with narcosis. I remember when I went from the bed to the operating table, because I gave a hand to move me on the operating table. And then I remember afterwards waking up somewhere else, in a bed somewhere else, and I remember not giving a hand to move from the operating table to the bed. And I was told if, if you helped. And that challenged me because I said to myself I did things that I don’t remember. I may have collaborated, but I don’t remember, something happened during a time when I wasn’t there.
So now, all of a sudden it’s maybe, it’s an awkward feeling. It’s awkward. It’s awkward because you think, “”Oh my, things happened while I was not conscious. I even participated and I don’t remember anything.”” And that’s an unpleasant feeling. But for a good cause, in a good case, in a good context, it can pass, but I have to admit, this is a flash that came back to me when you asked me the question.”

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.

We are curious about your story!

Credits

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.

Share on