Linda's Recovery from Respiratory Failure after Stroke
When Linda arrived at Kindred Hospital, she was reliant on the ventilator and had complications from an infected feeding tube and locked-in syndrome. After working with her interdisciplinary care team, he was able to discharge to an acute inpatient rehabilitation facility.
A Patient Success Story from Kindred Hospital New Jersey Morris County
Linda went to the hospital after frequent falls and weakness. Blocked neck arteries led to a thrombectomy (clot-removal procedure).
AT ADMISSION
Linda suffered respiratory failure and required a ventilator and feeding tube after stroke complications. Recovery was complicated by brain bleeding, diabetic ketoacidosis (dangerous acid buildup), and Klebsiella pneumonia (bacterial lung infection), but she became alert and followed simple commands.
TREATMENT AT KINDRED
Linda was sent to Kindred Hospital New Jersey – Morris County to be weaned from the ventilator and continue physical and occupational therapy. She had locked-in syndrome and an infected feeding tube. The team continued her IV antibiotics. The wound care team cared for a sacral wound. She was weaned from the vent and discharged on low oxygen.
OUTCOME
After 62 days, Linda transferred to an acute inpatient rehabilitation facility, excited to continue recovering with her family’s support.
“The nursing and respiratory team were amazing.”
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