My friend Sue's mother, who is 86 years old finally got released from the hospital. She went in because the doctor thought it was her heart. It turned out after putting her through another cath, her heart was find but she had an infection. She had to go off her blood thinner to have the cath and they gave her antibiotics to fix the infection, but that screwed up her blood sugar. So even though her doctor said not to give her insulin, the hospital did so her blood sugar dropped to dangerous levels, so she could not be released. The longer someone stays in the hospital the more risk they are at having infections and getting weaker. She is finally home, but weak and worn out.
this is one of the common problems with hospital stays, the hospital does not listen to the attending doctor, someone always trys to re-invent the wheel. Unfortunately, that tactic kills more people then anyone wants to admit to.
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