Question of the day.

[syredronning]

All patients in the series "House" have this air-flow thing under their nose.

Is that really standard in US hospitals? Does it really work or does it have more of a placebo effect?

Comments

[blackchaps.livejournal.com]

Not a doctor, but had one after c-section with oldest. Did it work? Um, I was sorta out of it. lol. It was darn annoying.

[syredronning.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the information :))) Let's just hope it worked *G*

*hugs*

[ex_mrs260625]

The flow, I believe, is oxygen (or at least oxygen-rich) rather than regular air.

I don't know how standard it is for sicker patients, but I've had one for short periods while hospitalized. (When waking from surgery, or in shock.)

[syredronning.livejournal.com]

Yes, I get that with the oxygen, but the thing itself seems a tad overused in the series ;)

Thanks for the info :) It seems to depend on why one was in hospital.

[fer-de-lance.livejournal.com]

In general, no. At least, not in my experience or observation.

Assuming, at least, that it's what I'm thinking of -- a tube that kind of protrudes into the nose a little, connected to a tank, right? Like this?

I've never had any significant surgery, but I didn't get a tube when I had my tonsilectomy at any point I can remember, even though they made me sit in a wheelchair to leave the hospital. (I was told this was a precaution when I protested I could walk just fine, they'd operated on my throat, not my legs!) :D

[syredronning.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Hmm, it seems to depend on what has been done.

[nikita79x.livejournal.com]

I had one after having major surgery. It was annoying having cold air blown at my nose, but man did the nurses get pissed if I tried to take it off.

[syredronning.livejournal.com]

LOL okay :) Thanks for the info. I've never seen them in Germany, so I really wondered. In the series, everyone seems to be having them, no matter what they have/had ;)