Coronary intensive care
When your relative has a serious heart condition, you may want to understand why close monitoring is needed and what information to follow. The team caring for the patient is the source of current information.
What does care address?
Ask the team caring for your relative about the scope of care and their current condition.
- Critical heart conditions
- The need for close monitoring in heart attacks and other serious heart problems.
- Heart rhythm monitoring
- Assessment and monitoring of significant heart rhythm disorders.
- Circulatory support
- Medical care determined by how the heart is functioning.
- The next care plan
- Considering ward care, a procedure or another unit according to the patient’s needs.
Follow the care process together
Collect the questions important to your family and clarify how to contact the care team.
Meet the care team
Ask the team why your relative is in intensive care and about the current care goal.
Receive regular updates
Find out who will provide updates, when and through which channel; note your questions.
Discuss the next stage
When a move to a ward or another unit is considered, find out how care will continue.
What you can prepare for your relative
Collecting information and noting your questions makes discussion with the team easier.
Visitor guide- Tell the team about previous heart procedures and medicines.
- Clarify whom the family will receive information from and how the discussion will take place.
- Ask about visiting rules and which belongings you may bring.
Your questions
This information does not replace your individual examination or treatment plan.
Are coronary care and surgical intensive care the same?
The care areas may focus on different needs. Ask the team why your relative is being cared for in this unit.
Can I receive updates about the patient by phone?
Ask the unit who may receive information and what verification is required; personal health information is not public.
How should I interpret values on the monitor?
Do not draw conclusions from a single value. The care team will explain what the values mean for the patient.
Information sources
The sources below inform general patient information. They do not confirm Nev Hospital’s services or equipment capacity.
This page provides general information and does not replace individual diagnosis or treatment advice. Discuss current hospital practices and suitable options with your doctor.