Has anyone dealt with someone on blood thinners who slipped and fell, hitting their head and resulting in an intracerebral injury?
My best friend is 78 years old, has been on blood thinners since he had 6-way bypass surgery when he was 48. On Dec. 11th he slipped on the ice and hit his head. He lay in the snow for a few minutes before he was found and transferred to a trauma center. Within hours they cut out a section of his skull to relieve the buildup of blood and inserted 3 drainage tubes. A week later he was transferred to a hospital where he still resides getting round-the-clock care. He has had seizures, fluid buildup in his lungs which had to be removed twice, a trachea and ventilator to help him breathe, and is kept on heavy sedation. He is being treated for buildup of urea and ammonia and has had a UTI. He is rarely awake and when he is he is not cognizant or able to communicate. The next step is to reinsert the part of his skull that was previously removed. I have read everything I can find on the internet, and I am heartbroken. This man was the most brilliant person I have ever known before the fall. Has anyone else experienced this kind of injury, and is there any hope beyond a miracle?
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My mother fell twice while she was on Eliquis because she had a-fib. She was over 90 when these falls occurred. The ER doctor told my mother since she was a fall risk that she should go off Eliquis because she had a greater chance of dying from a brain bleed or other internal hemorrhaging from a fall than from a stroke in his opinion.
We tried to speak to the cardiologist several times to get him to weigh in. And he never called back. So we just made an executive decision and stopped it. She never had a stroke in the two years she lived past that second fall. Really didn't want to just take matters into my own hands but he was non-responsive.
Sending hugs.
The build up of urea and ammonia is serious. Means his kidneys or liver are failing. Probably why the build up in his lungs. He is in very serious condition. Even if he survives, he probably is going to need a lot of care.