Icu situations and burn out

Let’s talk about some common situations that i’ve encountered working in the icu that contribute to burn out: -pt is s/p Egd for gi bleed, remains inubated, pumped with 150 mcg of neo by anesthesia attending, signs out to no one and then pt dumped in the icu, bp promptly drops to 70-80s 5 mins after arrival to icu, anesthesia gone since its friday after 4 pm, pt stabilized icu -pt came to ER, intubated, hypotensive after being put on sedation, pt is ignored for an hour, no workup done, no... Read more
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