Tssiemer
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My dad was in ICU after his quad bypass and after his colon cancer surgery. Just a few days.
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At what point will there be brain scans to check for neurological damage?
Well, assuming they are using therapeutic hypothermia (standard protocol) for 48 hours post-arrest, it's probably already happening. A combination of EEG (brain wave test for electrical activity and quality thereof) and CT or MRI to look for swelling and blood flow. There are a number of other tests as well that you would not want to know about.
The fact that they were able to get a heartbeat back (ROSC- return of spontaneous circulation) is encouraging for physiological survival -it points to high-quality CPR having been performed. Neurological damage has almost certainly occurred however. So the over-arching issue at this point is quality of life.
I'm heartbroken. I feel like I've lost a little bit more of my Stephen
:tears:
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