Trauma/ Transplant Patients

allnurses Guide · May 30, 2008

What was going on with the patient?

I don't really know what you mean there.

What were the priorities?

Get the patient warm, well-perfused, not bleeding, awake, neurologically intact and off the ventilator.

What were the biggest challenges?

As above.

RN1982 · May 30, 2008

I've had a few liver transplant patients. Labs need to be monitor very frequently. Most often they've had swan caths, have multiple drips, needed multiple blood products and are vented although I've had some come back from OR completely awake and off the vent.

poppy07 · May 30, 2008

what I'm saying here is: Can you share some examples of pt cases you have had in Trauma/ Transplant ICU? I want to get a feel for what kinds of things I'm going to be seeing in this type of unit. Thanks.

poppy07 · May 30, 2008

To add, are bone fractures really really common among the traumas? I'm not all that into the traction and stuff.

meandragonbrett · May 30, 2008

To add, are bone fractures really really common among the traumas? I'm not all that into the traction and stuff.

Yes. A lot of traumatic injuries result in multiple orthopedic injuries. Some people are broken in so many places you'd think they'd never sit up for 6 months.