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How To Treat The Condition Of Induced Coma After A Break Of Sternum?
My dad had triple bipass surgery four weeks ago. Following that, the wires broke on the sternum, so that was repaired in another surgery. Several days later, an infection set in and he was taken back to surgery to clean out the infection. That was followed by sternum reconstruction. The infection is gone, but Dad has been in a medically induced coma for 1 1/2 weeks now (since the surgery to clean out the infections). They are trying to take him off the sedation and bring him out of the coma, but each time they reduce the sedation he begins to get agitated and is not yet responding to direct commands. He has also been on a ventilator during this 1 1/2 week. What concerns should we have or questions should we be asking?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello
Thanks for query .
Based on the sequence of events that you have posted I think your father has gone in to multi organ failure due to septicemia following infection of the sternum.(Surgical Wound)
It takes long time to come out of this crisis and to recover .depending upon kidney and liver function .
You should be keeping watch on his urine output and liver function tests which Dr may be doing very frequently.
Do not worry as long as he is ICU and under care of expert hands .He should recover fully .
Dr.Patil.
Thanks for query .
Based on the sequence of events that you have posted I think your father has gone in to multi organ failure due to septicemia following infection of the sternum.(Surgical Wound)
It takes long time to come out of this crisis and to recover .depending upon kidney and liver function .
You should be keeping watch on his urine output and liver function tests which Dr may be doing very frequently.
Do not worry as long as he is ICU and under care of expert hands .He should recover fully .
Dr.Patil.
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