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At our
facility patients who require any type of intracranial pressure monitoring
are admitted to the intensive care unit.
If a
patient has an external ventricular drain in and is stable with no need for ICP
monitoring, they can be sent to our stepdown unit.
We do
not have a policy on how long the devices stay in.
Alice
Evans
ICU ,
UMC
I have 2 questions for the group.
1. If you patients
with these devices (ICP/ventricular drains) in place and they are
clinically stable, on what units can they be
admitted to. ICU only, Or do you also
send them to ICU stepdown or regular units.??
2. Does anyone have any policy
or references to share that address the standard for the length of
time these devices should be left
in place??
I appreciate your assistance.
Vickie Graymire RN, MS, CEN
Trauma Program Manager
St.Rita's Medical Center
Lima, Ohio
419-226-9150
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