Friday, 20 February 2015

Bobbi Kristina Brown's Breathing Tube Removed

Doctors have removed Bobbi Kristina's breathing tube but her conditions remained unchanged.  A source close to the family said " There has been no official update on her health status and the removal of the ventilator does not indicate any decisions has been made as to her life support" 

  Brown has been on ventilator since Jan 31st when she was hospitalized after being found unconscious in her bath tub in her Roswell G.A Townhouse.

''This is a normal procedure done after a certain amount of time to prevent infections'' said the family source.

According to Dr Jordans Josephson, an ENT specialist at Lenox hospital, the treacheostony  procedure is typically done when people are expected to be on a ventilator for more that a couple of days and it is done to protect the vocal cords and also keep the lungs clear of fluid

"If the expectation is she's going to be on for weeks, months - who knows how long, the best way to deliver oxygen to the lungs is through the tracheostomy" (the hole left in the throat after the tracheotomy procedure is performed).
Josephson says, "It's a protective measure. There may be a slight scar, but in most cases that's it." He adds that it will not leave Brown with voice problems, "She absolutely will be able to speak."
As for reading anything into the situation, Josephson cautions against that. "I've seen cases where you think the patient should come out of it and they don't. And of course there are cases where you're telling the family the patient may never come out of it and two days later they wake up."
He also says, "Hopefully this is something that will be short for her and a speedy recovery is on the way."


We wish her a quick recovery.



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