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Post by thyme4change on Feb 10, 2015 1:30:48 GMT -5
How often do people come out of these? "Coma" sounds so bad, but "medically induced" sounds so controlled. Does the length of time a person is in the coma indicate anything - like - the longer the worse it is? I would guess that recovery would be long. Are there chronic effects?
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Post by marvholly on Feb 10, 2015 6:33:24 GMT -5
Late DH was put in a medically induced coma back in the late 1990's. He had pneumonia ver similar to what killed Jim Henson and was fighting the respirator. In his case he was somewhat aware/responsive and was brought out after about a week. There were no after effects for him BUT if it goes on much longer there will be muscle deterioration.
In the case of Bobbi Kristina I am afraid there has already been significant brain damage and the long term prognosis is NOT good. Even if she comes out of it I don't think her quality of life will be reasonably good.
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Post by zibazinski on Feb 10, 2015 6:36:54 GMT -5
DH was put on one when he had Legionnaires. He came out and recovered.
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Post by thyme4change on Feb 10, 2015 7:46:50 GMT -5
DH was put on one when he had Legionnaires. He came out and recovered. How long was he in the coma? This is for a guy at work - he got burned, and I can't tell from if it is "medically induced while we treat" or "medically induced so he feels no pain as he dies."
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 10, 2015 9:02:47 GMT -5
From an article about Whitney Houston's daughter. An explanation why someone may by e but in a medically induced coma: "Why place Bobbi Kristina in a medically induced coma? Depending on the circumstances, injury to the brain can cause uncontrollable seizures, or even severe brain swelling if there is evidence of stroke or oxygen deprivation. When you put a patient into a medically induced coma, doctors can control their alertness level, so they don’t feel pain, stop any uncontrollable seizure activity, don’t fight the breathing machine, and subsequently do not raise the pressure within their head. The goal is to put the body to sleep such that all parts of the body reduce their oxygen demand and prevent high metabolic rates that the body is unable to support. A DOCTOR EXPLAINS BOBBI KRISTINA’S MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA
So it may be highlighted are for your co-worker.
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Post by thyme4change on Feb 10, 2015 9:11:11 GMT -5
That is what I am hoping. I mean - the guy drives me insane, but I don't want him to die! Sheesh.
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Post by zibazinski on Feb 10, 2015 9:26:47 GMT -5
31 days
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Feb 10, 2015 9:39:45 GMT -5
Best wishes on healing well (and fast) for your coworker and his family (and since I was ready the "Barriers to Women" thread) best wishes to his coworkers who are covering his absence too.
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Post by yogiii on Feb 10, 2015 9:41:52 GMT -5
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Feb 10, 2015 9:48:05 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2015 9:52:23 GMT -5
In the 1990s a coworker came down with something they just couldn't diagnose and couldn't fix. In desperation they put him into a medically-induced coma and it probably was about a week. It worked. He had to go to rehab to get back some functions such as walking and eating, but he's still alive and well and working. Pretty miraculous since he was probably in his late 50s back then, shaped like Santa Claus, and didn't have healthy habits in general.
They still don't know what hit him but the medically-induced coma let his body fight it off.
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