http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/08/14/respirators-after-open-heart-surgery/#comment-3351 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:10:36 +0000 http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/08/14/respirators-after-open-heart-surgery/#comment-3351 So what happens when you have heart surgery and you cannot get off the respirator? My father recently had heart surgery and within two days was off the respirator and put in a room for recovery. A few days went bye and he had difficulty breathing. He ended up rupturing the wiring in his chest from coughing and had to have an additional operation to fix. Fluid was found in his lungs which caused all of this. Now since the second operation, he has not been able to come off the respirator. While in the open heart recovery room, they found problems with one of his lungs which required an additional operation to help clean it out. Three surgeries and he is still on the respirator. I was told the longer you are on it, the harder it is to get off. My father has been in the hospital now for three weeks. He is heavily sedated... What should I expect... So what happens when you have heart surgery and you cannot get off the respirator?
My father recently had heart surgery and within two days was off the respirator and put in a room for recovery. A few days went bye and he had difficulty breathing. He ended up rupturing the wiring in his chest from coughing and had to have an additional operation to fix. Fluid was found in his lungs which caused all of this. Now since the second operation, he has not been able to come off the respirator. While in the open heart recovery room, they found problems with one of his lungs which required an additional operation to help clean it out. Three surgeries and he is still on the respirator. I was told the longer you are on it, the harder it is to get off. My father has been in the hospital now for three weeks. He is heavily sedated… What should I expect…

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