Mom Had A Stroke& is ventilated for 12 Days in ICU.Drs Wants To Do A Tracheostomy.What Should I Do?

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My Mother Had A Stroke and Ventilated for 12 Days in ICU. The ICU Team Wants To Do A Tracheostomy. What Should I Do?

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Hi Patrik,

My mother has been in intensive care for 12 days. She had a stroke and she’s been on a ventilator with a breathing tube. They’re trying to wean her off the ventilator. One day, she’s off for four hours and the next day she’s off for six hours, but she can’t go above six hours a day.

We’re asking the doctors, how did she do? They say, everything looks good. The next day we speak with the doctors and the doctors say that she will need a tracheostomy.

She was put out on the ventilator initially to suck out mucus on her chest. She came to ICU initially with a stroke. I noticed her coughing. So I’m thinking if she’s coughing, wouldn’t she cough out the mucus. She can’t because of the tube. I find this very frustrating on top of that.

My understanding is that her blood pressure is very low and she’s getting medications for that. I also believe they’re still sedating her at times. Even though she seems to be asleep most of the time. Can you please advise whether a tracheostomy is the right thing to do or not?

From Kendra

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