{"id":10395,"date":"2024-12-23T08:41:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T22:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/uncategorized\/red-post-icu-care"},"modified":"2024-12-23T08:54:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T22:54:40","slug":"red-post-icu-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/news\/red-post-icu-care","title":{"rendered":"Redcliffe Hospital\u2019s leading role in post-ICU care"},"content":{"rendered":"

Redcliffe Hospital\u2019s leading role in post-ICU care<\/h1>\n
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Dr Stuart Baker, Laura Smith and Emma Proctor are the team behind Redcliffe Hospital’s Post-ICU follow-up clinic.<\/p><\/div>\n

Clinical Nurse Consultant Laura Smith (pictured centre), Consultant Dr Stuart Baker and Clinical Nurse Emma Proctor are the team behind Redcliffe Hospital\u2019s post-ICU follow-up clinic.<\/h4>\n

Laura describes the clinic as the missing piece in current Intensive Care services and explains more about this relatively new field of study.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that some patients will experience Post Intensive Care Syndrome following an ICU stay, regardless of the reason for admission or length of stay,\u201d Laura said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSymptoms vary between patients, but can be physical, emotional or cognitive and can prevent patients from returning to a meaningful life after their ICU stay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Post-ICU care is already well established overseas, however the Redcliffe Hospital clinic is currently the only permanently funded service of its type in Australia.<\/p>\n

Laura and the team enjoy the work they do to support patients as they re-adjust to life after an ICU stay.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe post-care starts a few months after a patient leaves ICU, when I contact them to check in on their recovery,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPatients who ask for help, or I think would benefit from it are referred to Stuart and Emma, either at the in-person clinic or by telehealth.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team regularly reviews cases and works with allied health teams to put referrals in place to support patient recovery and communicate with the patients General Practitioner.<\/p>\n

The success of the Redcliffe Hospital clinic means the team are now working with post-ICU patients from other facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur clinic is on the way to becoming a centralised service for all Metro North ICU patients,\u201d Laura said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have recently started seeing patients from Caboolture and the Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital, with more to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Congratulations to Laura, Stuart, Emma and the Redcliffe Hospital team on taking a leading role in this complex and continually evolving area.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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