[rgroyer1RNBSN]

I get alot of these pts. in my sicu, there very challenging but rewarding, go for it, we get all the transplant pts. and trauma in my sicu.

[mrsituation]

Well...I used to work for 2 1/2 yrs on a Transplant ICU in Pittsburgh, Pa.; we had a nice variety of transplant recipients & donors. On our unit we handled Livers, kidneys, kidney/Pancreas, & Multivisceral transplants which could ,depending on the patient, encompass up to 5 transplant organs. Our livers and kidneys did very well, of course all depending on length of organ dysfunction and history. Also I found that with the livers, those with living related donors did remarkably well. Length of ICU stay again depending on the history, length of time for organ dysfunction. Our unit was specific to transplants and I cannot imagine mixing this population with a SICU environment, although I hear that it is done. I just don't agree with it. Transplanted patient come with their own set of specific health care issues and need a nurse well versed in those issues.