Heparin Allergy

My mother was taken off sedation 3 days ago. Last night she began to respond, eyes and mouth. She still cannot squeeze my hand or move his fingers or toes. Can take days to wake up? Can you wake up slowly and it is a slow process? Has anyone seen this? Do you think she has a brain injury? If so what could cause such a disease? She had a triple bypass, but woke up and moved and spoke two days after that. His low blood pressure, but I never below 75/40. They found she had an allergy to heparin. It has never been deprived of oxygen. She has been on dialysis for 5 days. She suffers from severe diabetes. She was sedated with propofol during one week. Is it normal to take this time to wake up?

Because his kidneys were not functioning properly, the sedative remained too long in circulation. Yes all the above happens. It will be alright in a week or two.

It can sometimes depend on the person.

Normally, a person is awake in 4 hours after heart surgery, but it depends on age and other factors.

With heart surgery, when the use of cardiopulmonary bypass machine, there is a risk of damage to organs ALL.

It is possible that she has brain damage.

The most common damage to the brain and kidneys, but all organs at risk.

The anesthesia also involves risks and it is sometimes more risky than the operation itself.

Nobody can say here about what is happening, please feel free physicians who are assigned to the case of your mother.

I wish you the best!

If she has a kidney disease, which can go hand in hand with diabetes, it can not be sedation clearing his system normally. I've seen this happen. It is really difficult to tell how fast it will wake up. May God bless you both.