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That is a fair point, but if, as this story implies, by the end of the process sleep deprivation was the main impediment to the patient's recovery, and might ha
by mannykannot 8y ago
That is a fair point, but if, as this story implies, by the end of the process sleep deprivation was the main impediment to the patient's recovery, and might have led to additional procedures and the problems they bring, then there would be an issue here.
I also wonder if, like 'emergency room', 'ICU' has lost some of its meaning in some places.
- ams6110 8y agoWife recently spent a couple of days in hospital for surgery/recovery. She was in a normal double-occupancy room for recovery (i.e. not ICU), yet was still woken every couple of hours by someone taking vitals, drawing blood, doing respiratory checks, bringing food, etc. And the room was hardly ever really quiet because if someone wasn't there to see her, someone was attending to the person on the other side of the curtain that divided the room. She said she hardly slept.