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Surgery To Drain Blood Collected From Acute Hematoma. Why The Person Is On Able To Swallow Even The Ventilator Is Taken Off?
My mother who is 83 fell 6 ddays ago an had to have surgery to drain the blood that had collected from a acute hematoma. Today she had to have surgery for a recurrence of the sam e thing. She was on a ventilator an was taken off an now is back on. She has also not swallowing. What s the outlook in your opinion?
Fri, 27 Dec 2013
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During the ventilator the patient being incubated with endotracheal tube, this might some time causes the trauma to the larynx area which disturbs the swallowing action, and so why patient unable to swallow, but this will come around, have nice day.
Thank for asking to HCM
During the ventilator the patient being incubated with endotracheal tube, this might some time causes the trauma to the larynx area which disturbs the swallowing action, and so why patient unable to swallow, but this will come around, have nice day.
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