Until a few days ago I knew nothing about Long Term Acute Care ICUs. But from what I've read I've gathered that these ICUs are cost effective ways of treating the most critically ill patients who have exceeded the funds/time available on their insurance policies. Therefore, the patients are transported from short term acute care (traditional) hospitals to a long term acute care hospitals. There is a LTAC hospital in my area and I will be interviewing soon for the ICU there. I have found little to no information as to whether the ICU in this setting is acceptable except for one school in Kansas which list LTAC ICU experience as acceptable. Most schools simply state 1 year of ICU experience is required....with no distinction...
If my patients in the LTAC ICU suffer from several complications and severe comorbidities and are vented, have multiple lines including PA Catheter's/Swan including pressors or vasoactives do you think my ICU experience will be acceptable? Do you know of anyone who was accepted to anesthesia school with this ICU experience?
