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KatzanRatz
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What is the name of your state? Wisconsin
Long story short...
My mom had some intestional surgery done and was sent home a week later. Less than two days later I had her back in ER for emergency surgery to clean out pertonitis infection. She spent 5 days in ICU (I stayed with her the whole time) and was moved into a regular hospital room. Antibiotics were evidently working...and she was starting to get up an walk, eat, talking....but tired. We thought she was out of the woods and doing good! Improving by the minute!
Then on her last thrusday, she was doing so well. That mid morning she started complaining about short breath. Nurses said it was becaue she had been bed ridden for two weeks.
Then she got some chest pains...again...nurses said because of being sick...just spasms. The checked blood pressure, and pulse. Nothing more.
Then the pain got worse......wheezing....short of breath...and they stated to mention anxiety attack, so they gave her some seditation. As they were giving her sedation...her heart stopped.
They never were able to get it started again.
I wonder if they could have saved her if they had even thought about her heart! I know she was full of infection...and possibly wouldnt have made it anyway, but I just cannot get it out of my head...the what if's.
She had even had a questionable EKG the week before and they didnt do one that day.
Is this malpractice? Or am I just having grief anger and directing that???
I am not sure where to begin to ask questions as I am afraid to ask her doctor...if he would even tell me if they did wrong.
Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions anyone may offer
Connie
Long story short...
My mom had some intestional surgery done and was sent home a week later. Less than two days later I had her back in ER for emergency surgery to clean out pertonitis infection. She spent 5 days in ICU (I stayed with her the whole time) and was moved into a regular hospital room. Antibiotics were evidently working...and she was starting to get up an walk, eat, talking....but tired. We thought she was out of the woods and doing good! Improving by the minute!
Then on her last thrusday, she was doing so well. That mid morning she started complaining about short breath. Nurses said it was becaue she had been bed ridden for two weeks.
Then she got some chest pains...again...nurses said because of being sick...just spasms. The checked blood pressure, and pulse. Nothing more.
Then the pain got worse......wheezing....short of breath...and they stated to mention anxiety attack, so they gave her some seditation. As they were giving her sedation...her heart stopped.
They never were able to get it started again.
I wonder if they could have saved her if they had even thought about her heart! I know she was full of infection...and possibly wouldnt have made it anyway, but I just cannot get it out of my head...the what if's.
She had even had a questionable EKG the week before and they didnt do one that day.
Is this malpractice? Or am I just having grief anger and directing that???
I am not sure where to begin to ask questions as I am afraid to ask her doctor...if he would even tell me if they did wrong.
Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions anyone may offer
Connie