Question for ICU nurses RE: quadruple bypass surgery.?!
Question: Question for ICU nurses RE: quadruple bypass surgery!.!?
My father in law went in for surgery last Thursday and has actually pretty much recovered from that, besides the fact that they put a chest tube in because he keeps developing air around his lungs!. The problem is and the doctors are not coming up with anything is he is not right mentally he does not remember having surgery and lots of other things, he thinks he has been somewhere else you would think after almost 10 days his head would be right does anyone think that any of the medication could have screwed him up mentally!? Here is a list of what he has been on!.!.
Fentanyl, Insulin, Mida-50, Epinephrine, Albuterol, Adivant and OxyContin!.!. Or can this be normal after 10 days and he will just snap out of it or can it be permanent!? Thanks so much!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Fentanyl, Insulin, Mida-50, Epinephrine, Albuterol, Adivant and OxyContin!.!. Or can this be normal after 10 days and he will just snap out of it or can it be permanent!? Thanks so much!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
So-- a large surgery alone causes our brains to have a bit of sheel shock time!. Sometimes not enough oxygen during the surgery or the time around it happens, and sometimes permanent damages occurs!. It's unfortunately one of those risks!. BUT please realize that though it may be long, 10 days it not too far out at all!. The short answer, YES, the meds will cause amnesia, and it's typically a great side effect, except the family doesn't get 'credit' for visiting a loved one because a month later they will not often remember any one, or anything that happened -- a good thing much of the time so that the pain and misery are gone!. Versed will definitely do it, and fentanyl and Oxycontin and other narcotics can too!. If he's still on Epinephrine, then he's still quite sick -- so I'd be beggin for that versed and narcs if it were me!. If the amnesia is from these meds, which you can most likely bet it is, then when they are gone, his brain will be a-ok in the future!. If it's "anoxic" injury, which sometimes does happen, then it may be a slow progression!. Most likely -- he'll get his head back after the meds are tapered off, he may completely forget the full month after his surgery and be on with life hopefully better than when he came for the surgery!.
Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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He could still be under the affects of medication recieved while he was in surgery or on the ventilator!. For some people, it takes a longer time to get their heads back on after such a big surgery!. 10 days is a long time, but I have seen people act confused for longer after heart surgery, and eventually regain their senses!. Even the oxy could be making him a little goofy, and that is a strong medication, especially 10 days after surgery!. Being under anesthesia and on the heart lung bypass machine durring surgery can make people a little goofy for a while, it is possible he just needs more time for his head to clear!. I wouldn't assume this is a permanent problem!. Good luck to you
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