[epiphany]

Hi:

Help please. Does anyone know of someone who has recovered from a vegetative state caused by anoxic encephalopathy? I just want to know, so I can hold some hope for my pt. It's been a week. Came in with pancreatitis, and coded. Anyone with experience with this?

Thank you.

[mommatrauma]

Here is some results from a retrospective study done out of Harvard published last year that might give you some insight.

http://jrnlappliedresearch.com/artic...Iss3/Burke.pdf

[CHATSDALE]

A lot depends on how long the brain was w/o O2...how much brain cells are affected
is your pt being kept on meds to keep him asleep...lots of varibles but frequently the prognois is poor

[epiphany]

Thank you mommatrauma and chatsdale for your help. The research article was insightful.