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On Ventilator With Multi Organ Infection. Bleeding Started In Lungs. How To Treat It Other Than Antibiotics And Dialysis?

My friend's father is near 68 year old had fever and weakness for past 2 months managed at home with physician recommended basic medicines.later on health degraded just 12 days back and admitted to hospital. further it is found that he has multi organ infection and malfunction and also put on ventilator. infected organs are (as told by my friend) kidneys, liver , lungs & heart. BP normal and no sugar only infection. treated with antibiotics / other medicines too & dialysis regurlarly. Infection reduced after 3 rd day but bleeding started in lungs while on ventilator,which stopped and again started after 3 days . my friend is not able to understand and pulmonologist says it serious. i just want to know is there any other way to treat or what about shifting him to apollo hospital in hyderabad . this hospital is also superspeciality hospital but we dont know experience of doctors . request your advice.
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Sad to know this, my sympathy too. As per your history this looks to be multi-organ failure. The treatment is usually standard and must have been taken care of well. Associated best nursing care usually is the most important factor. If you are not satisfied , you can request for second opinion in the same set-up. shifting the patient in such serious condition is very risky.
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On Ventilator With Multi Organ Infection. Bleeding Started In Lungs. How To Treat It Other Than Antibiotics And Dialysis?

Sad to know this, my sympathy too. As per your history this looks to be multi-organ failure. The treatment is usually standard and must have been taken care of well. Associated best nursing care usually is the most important factor. If you are not satisfied , you can request for second opinion in the same set-up. shifting the patient in such serious condition is very risky.