Vegetative state/unconscious patient

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Stroke on 11.12.16 in brain , major life saving surgery done on 12.12.16. After one week again brain surgery done since scan report showed bleeding. now the status is 50% ventilator support in icu, lungs slightly infected up to which xray slightly shows not that much of pneumonia, brain slightly shrinked probably due to low blood circulation to brain due to low pumping pressure from heart&heart 35% functioning. now 100% O2 support with ventilator in icu.

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Dr. Amit mittal Neurosurgeon 5 yrs exp Ludhiana · Accepted Answer

Dr. Amit mittal

Neurosurgeon 5 yrs exp Ludhiana

Is patient tracheostomised ? If not get tracheostomy done...try to wean off ventilator...show ur MRI... Myself Dr. Amit mittal, Assistant professor, Department of Neurosurgery, DMCH, Ludhiana

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