Husband in ICU since Thursday due to a fall, probably due to Covid. There are no beds available in stepdown unit (holiday weekend of course).
Stats OK per doc. Huge blood clot between lungs was removed. He will probably be discharged tomorrow.
I forget to ask, but shouldn't he be walked a little before discharge ?
The OP has already started a new thread, same topic.
WHY?
"Should a patient be walking before leaving the hospital?"
"Walking before leaving hospital Asked 6 min ago by Betsysue2002
So your husband is one for whom the clotting problems happened secondarily to covid? That is one of the most dangerous problems they are seeing with covid. Are you suggesting that they have removed a "huge clot" as you say, and then, without progressing to a step-down unit he will be sent directly home, just discharged just like that?
How many days has he been in ICU?
Is he still testing positive for Covid?
What blood thinners have they put him on and what followup will he have?
How old is he?
What is his overall condition? That is to say does he have a history of clotting problems, heart problems, lung problems?
Do they even know if he CAN walk?
And are they WISHING him to walk for clot prevention?
I can't know your husband's condition at all. I can only say as an old retired RN that this wouldn't have happened in "my day". Cardiac stepdown was where I worked. There was no case EVER that I saw that went home from CCU or ICU without stepdown care.
I would be scared to death if I were you.
I honestly cannot assess what is happening here, or has happened; what you tell us is just to little to go on, but the removal of this clot does not sound good to me.
I wish you the very best. As I said, I would be scared. What, honestly, are they even wanting you to watch for, assess him for, act on "if"???
This seems pretty outrageous to me.
husband home yesterday monday afternoon and seems ok.
he went to “stepdown” unit … i dont know how familiar you are with that … the unit between icu and regular admit or discharge … and was able to walk 150 feet … apparently medicare criteria for discharge … so he came yesterday and seems/feels ok.
problem with all this for both of us is that it seemed like only a cold to suddenly hitting the extreme.
The only way to deal with this now … in addition to phone appts with docs … is to put it behind us and move on.
personally i couldnt tell difference between my own sickness and anxiety attacks.
HIS own extra problem was that “clot from hell” i mentioned … i have a picture too … almost-filled vein from lung to lung.
i did use words “unsafe discharge” tho to stop discharge just as it was getting dark sunday night.
thank you so much !
No fever present.
Proper home care or rehab planned.
No unsafe discharges on my watch!
We want to teach you a phrase. It's "unsafe discharge".
Your husband should be discharged not to your home, but to a rehab facility.