sepsis. Can you please tell me if she is having septic shock. her fever is 100 now. her respirations are 45. She is on a trach ventilater
what should I be looking for when I am going into her room at the hospital? she has been kept on morphine for a week now and is not waking up. please help
2006-09-21 16:18:44 · 6 answers · asked by Terri L 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
she had surgery she has sepsis
2006-09-21 16:38:43 · update #1
Sepsis is a bacterial infection in the blood. It doesn't happen after surgery as much now days as it used to. A fever of 100 is not bad when you have sepsis. A low grade fever generally means her body is still responding to the infection and trying to fight it which is a good sign. A high fever would not be good. Look, the medical care and the doctors time is being paid for so you should ask questions. He is paid to answer them. Are they still drawing blood cultures. That is where they prep the skin with a solution that looks like iodine and they put the blood into bottles. If not you should ask the doctor if more blood cultures should be ordered. Also, ask him what bacteria she has in her blood. Ask the specific name of the bacteria. They should also be running Antibiotic sensitivities on the bacteria to make sure that the bacteria is sensitive to the antibiotic that they are using and that it has not developed a resistance to it. If it has become resistant than they need to change the antibiotic. If you can get the name of the bacteria then you can research the prognosis and outlook for septicemia caused by that particular bacteria. Septicemia can take longer than a month to treat and cure. All I can tell you is to ask a lot of questions and stay very involved in her treatment. Let them know that you want to know everything that is happening. Ask the doctor what her prognosis is. He should tell you. I would also recommend prayer. Get your entire church to pray. There is power in prayer and power in numbers. Find out if she has MRSA. If so, make sure they are not using clindamycin or erythromycin as the antibiotic.
2006-09-22 04:42:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sepsis is a possibly deadly infection which runs through the body. If your Mom is in SICU, she must have had surgery - was it for a septic body part - toe, foot, finger? The reason for the morphine can be the pain of the septic infection or to keep her in "suspension" so that she doesn't fight the trach tube. Honey, if you believe in God, pray now. If her organs are shutting down, you might begin to see her skin turning a yellowish-orange, indicating jaundice and kidney failure. My Dad was like this a year ago and I kept talking to him as if he were fully alert, as hearing is the last "sense" to go. I am praying that your Mom comes out of this, but I urge you to consult with her doctors and even a counselor, as her respiration is low - especially with a machine breathing for her...after a given period of time, she will either become strong enough to breathe on her own or you will have to make a difficult dedcision about removing it and seeing what happens. Don't know what organs the sepsis has attacked - ask her primary physician about her kidneys, liver, pancreas, etc. and her chances of beating the infection....I wish you all the hugs and prayers. Remember, as long as she is being sedated, she is in NO PAIN - it's you who suffer and wait. Talk to a professional after you consult with her doctor. God Bless you and your family!
2006-09-22 04:13:52 · answer #2 · answered by SUZI S 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
She is not in a coma, she is sedated becouse of the vent, and should be brought out of sedation each day. if she had sepsis she could have gone into multiple organ failure but if treated quickly enough she will come through. While she is sedated she should not be on morphine what pain? and morphine also causes decline in respiratory function.
2006-09-21 16:29:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing I have to say, is this... You, your mom, and your family are in our prayers. God will see this through. Have faith that your mom can be healed. As for the trach, you will be surprised, because I'm sure you have not seen your mom like that before. I had to see my mom with tubes in her, like 25 years ago. I was suprised, and sad. Good luck to you, and may GOD bless you and your family.
2006-09-21 17:41:53 · answer #4 · answered by Fairy Princess 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm so sorry. When you visit her, take music that she might remember, any recordings of voices that may be familiar with her. Talk to her about your day, include sights and sounds, flavors and scents. Wear a perfume she knows - try to introduce as much familiarity into her environment that you can - and tell her that you want her to come back. People survive it, but it is a hard road - God Bless
2006-09-21 16:24:15 · answer #5 · answered by JannahLee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
has her doctor explained to you fully about her current situation or prognosis?i think it would be best if you speak to her doctor first..
2006-09-21 16:28:17 · answer #6 · answered by marrying_buddha 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋