HI, My father met an accident. His spinal cord c3 c4 c5 is damaged partially. Means bulged and little bit of blood clot is there. Now he is in ventilator for last 15 days. He can't able to move his legs and he can lift his hand 20?. He is having feeling of touch in his stomach. He is not able to breath without ventilator. Tracheostomy done. Nothing improved. Doctors saying that he is in still serious. How long he can be live with ventilator in private hospital?

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Dr. Sanchayan RoyGeneral Physician21yrs exp

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Since he has a high cervical cord injury, breathing will be affected as respiratory muscles are involved. He will require ventilator for a long time. You can get him home on a home ventilator also attached to tracheostomy. He will require good nursing care and long term ventilator at home. With neurological recovery gradually ventilator can be weaned off.

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