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What Are The Success Rate Of Coming Out From Comma After A Open Heart Surgery ?

Open heart surgery on a diabetic patient and going in a comma Hello my mother in law had open heart surgery four days ago. She s diabetic and she had three arteries replaced in her heart She was doing well and all of a sudden she went into comma. Doctors are saying that she might had suffered a seizure or stroke and right now she is under life support. What are the success rate of coming out of comma?
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
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hi: The success rate of recovery from coma depends on cause of Coma. stroke could be either due to arterial bleed or block. Coma can also arise due to hypoxia or metabolic encephalopathy. It is very difficult to say without seeing the patient. But the clinical scenario that you say looks like that the chance of recovery is very less.
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What Are The Success Rate Of Coming Out From Comma After A Open Heart Surgery ?

hi: The success rate of recovery from coma depends on cause of Coma. stroke could be either due to arterial bleed or block. Coma can also arise due to hypoxia or metabolic encephalopathy. It is very difficult to say without seeing the patient. But the clinical scenario that you say looks like that the chance of recovery is very less.