my brother had a swelled aorta and was about to burst, they didnt want to operate but were forced to anyway. they repaired the aorta, when they opened him up blood went every where. lost about 3-4 liters of blood. he was in surgery for 6 hours. he still hasnt been awake yet and in 4 days we are to decide among our family what decisions to make. My brother walked out of the house down the steps and got on the gurney and they put him in the ambulance. I was expecting to get him back the same way. he is 71 years old.