Good Afternoon, My mom is 68 and went to the hospital her left long is completely covered with namonia spelling sorry and is going into the right. She is full code and so off the oxygen is 23 pulse is 18 so they put her on a vintalator she has had a stroke, heart atack in the previous she has smoked for the longest i can remember what are her chance of pulling out of this? My sister is the POA and is keeping her on it, is it fare to her or what??? Please let me know. Worried Daughter
Respected user, hi I evaluated your query thoroughly. Sorry to hear about the issue.*Prognosis depends on many factors - age - associated comorbid conditions like heart attack / CV stroke / kidney malfunctions / diabetes - immunity - hemoglobin level - body response to treatment - competency of doctors - efficacy of molecules used in treatment & much more list not possible to narrate whole here.*Considering all your narrations, her prognosis is guarded, not that much good as normal person suffering from pneumonia recovering in days. - She may take very long time for recovery & may not recover also (I pray to God that doesn't happen) after your long jugglery with all ventilator period. - I can suggest seeing the progress of the patient on ventilator for 5-7 days discuss with the consultant in details regarding this & then decide to continue the treatment or wean her off from ventilator for resting her sole in peace. Hope this clears your query. Thanks for using Chat Doctor & keeping trust in our medical services Regards