ICU pt Follow up

Hi guys,

I would like to fill all of you guys in on a patient who i referred to a couple of posts back. He was the IVDU in ICU who was unresponsive and not taking spontaneous breaths. after a couple of more treatments in ICU he was finally weaned off the sedatives and we extubated him. He remained in ICU for a total of 14 days of which 11 he was sedated and intubated. Our role of PT in the ICU aside from his chest work and suctioning was to maintain FROM in all joints etc. when he was D/C from ICU he had great range but as you can imagine his strength from RIB for 14 days was so poor. he had G2/5 quads, gluts and PF's, G1/5 DF HF. sitting balance was like holding up a jellyfish and a 2x Max assist stand (for transfer) was rather interesting.

over then next couple of days he was being treated on the ward and his strength improvement was phenomenal, he was able to walk 1x A with WZF after 24 hours and I after 48. we discharged him from the hospital in RITH program and his determination to be rehabbed was amazing.....

just goes to show how 1st impressions of people and circumstance can change

Ryan