My sister in law suffered a massive heart attack 7 days ago. She had to be revived and wasnt breathing for awhile. They took her off of sedation about 3 days ago but she is still on a ventilator. She has pain feeling in her feet and legs but nothing else. How long will they keep her on ventailator if she doesnt show signs of improvement.
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! Regarding your concern, I would explain that if your sister-in-law has regained spontaneous breathing, then there are some other persisting factors that may predict her maintenance on ventilator regimen, such as a severely impaired cardiac function, a low respiratory Chat Doctor.  You have to discuss with her intensivist to have the right explanations about what's going on. Hope to have been helpful to you. Greetings! 