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Experiences in the intensive care unit

Johanna J.

Mrs. Johanna J. remembers through a diary.

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Mrs. Johanna J. recounts memories from a diary written for her by ICU staff.

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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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Mrs. Anna A. remembers the noise, the lights, the fatigue and her helplessness.

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Mrs. Johanna J. remembers through a diary.

“I did / they came in in the morning and asked me if I wanted to listen to the radio. I said, yes. They all knew we were in Health Institution_1 and I only wanted to listen to Radio Station_1. I always listened to Radio Station_1 and then with time everyone knew. They knew that if they turned on the radio, then Radio Station_1 and then I was calmer too. In Health Institution_1 they wrote a diary for me for the time when I didn’t know anything. And it says once or twice in there that they would have tuned Radio Station_1 for me and then I would have calmed down, because I do hear the voices / have always heard them before. They calmed me down.”

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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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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