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Suffering From COPD, On Ventilator, Heavily Sedated, BP Low, Heart Rate High, Partially Brain Dead. Suggestions?

My Father went into hospital Dec. 5 2012 for pnemonia. He has copd , 70 yrs old.They put him on ventilator for two weeks and kept him heavily sedated. They did a tracheotomy he is still on vent and is in a rehabilitaion hospital now, My dad was on versed, propofol ,and fentenyl 150mg. He is now on ativan 2mg, and delotted 2mg.It is now Jan. 3 2013. My dad has not woke up. He seems to respond to our voices, even light squeezes of the and when asked. i just dont understand whats going on and doctors are not answering questions. A surgeon said a part of his brain is dead. Nothing shows on ct scan , its normal.?? He gets restless when weaned off meds. Bp gets low, heart rate goes up. Just really need some information this...Thank you, Debra
Fri, 6 Sep 2013
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Try shifting your patient to another healthcare centre. Probably COPD is very severe preventing weaning from ventilator. May also be due to carbon dioxide retention in blood.
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Suffering From COPD, On Ventilator, Heavily Sedated, BP Low, Heart Rate High, Partially Brain Dead. Suggestions?

Try shifting your patient to another healthcare centre. Probably COPD is very severe preventing weaning from ventilator. May also be due to carbon dioxide retention in blood.