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February 1 | Photo: Claudio Bresciani / TT
“We know very little about what is the optimal treatment for this disease and it attacks terribly,” says Philip Haraldson of caring for people with covid-19 disease.
How do people who receive covid-19 care in intensive care leave VAT? Can I return to its normal state?
No one knows, not even health care. It can be frustrating, says Philip Haraldson at Danderyds Hospital.
He is used to meeting anesthetized patients on the operating table. But constantly caring for people who are not awake is new, and very special, says Philip Haraldson, for the everyday gynecologist at Danderyd Hospital.
– I can never interact with them. You have to get used to talking and saying things to them without getting any response. It is a bridge to cross. It really is, he says.
Philip is a specialist in gynecology and obstetrics for the summer. At this time she has spent her fourth week in intensive care for seriously ill patients on covid-19.
– You have reached a level in your profession where you can do what you do. But now you take a step back, I am very green in this and it is a very different care to relate to. It is special but I have received great support, he says about the days in VAT.
No one has the facts
At his side, he always has a more experienced doctor who is used to caring for people who need intensive care. It is a security for him and it is an important relief for IVA doctors. But caring for coronary heart disease is difficult for everyone, regardless of the number of years in the profession.
– Intensive care physicians are good at VAT care, but this is a whole new disease, says Philip.
– We know very little about the optimal treatment for this disease and it hits terribly hard. People have been in VAT for a long time.
Not having the facts or the answers to all the questions about the virus can be frustrating, says Philip Haraldson.
– How will patients feel when they come from VAT care? Will they return to their normal state or not? Obviously we can give some kind of guess, but we don’t really know.
“Becoming one more person”
Since the relatives cannot visit the intensive, it is part of the tasks to give them an update on the situation. These are important conversations, not just for those who have a close relative in VAT.
“You know they might be waiting for that daily call to find out how things are going,” says Philip, adding:
– But it is also important to us. When they are lying there asleep, they become much more a person when I talk to family members, people who really care about this person.
Pushes it forward
The idea is that it will continue helping in the intensive until the end of May. But when it comes to work, he mainly takes one day at a time.
– But also think a little about how society should be able to return to a normal situation. I only push that horizon further. At first I thought about the end of summer, but now I think about next year, says Philip Haraldson.
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