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In Critical Condition, Have Staph In Colon, Stomach, Put Trake In Throat, On Life Support.

My uncle is in critical condition, he has staph in his colon and stomach, they have also had to put a trake in his throat, because he can not breathe and they had him on life support with it down his throat at first, I do not understand why they changed it but they did they say he is to weak to undergo surgery and he is also retaining fluid all over his body, his kidneys have shut down 1 time already , but are supposto be working now, can you give some advice and help me better understand . they say also he has colitis .
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Staph infection is very notorious in causing infections that cant be controlled easily. It releases toxin which affects normal body function and spreads through blood. Tracheostomy is done when a patient cannot breathe normally and normal amount of oxygen does not reach the lungs or the oxygen saturation starts falling.

Kidneys and liver are important organs required to maintain proper functioning of the body by excreting toxic substances out of the system. He needs to be on life support until his system can take care of itself without life support. Doing surgery now involves a lot of risk and he may not be able to withstand a surgery. That is why the doctors want to control the infection with medications.

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In Critical Condition, Have Staph In Colon, Stomach, Put Trake In Throat, On Life Support.

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Staph infection is very notorious in causing infections that cant be controlled easily. It releases toxin which affects normal body function and spreads through blood. Tracheostomy is done when a patient cannot breathe normally and normal amount of oxygen does not reach the lungs or the oxygen saturation starts falling. Kidneys and liver are important organs required to maintain proper functioning of the body by excreting toxic substances out of the system. He needs to be on life support until his system can take care of itself without life support. Doing surgery now involves a lot of risk and he may not be able to withstand a surgery. That is why the doctors want to control the infection with medications. Hope this helps