What causes stomach drained of brown fluid after pacemaker surgery?
Patient: white male age 65 morbidly obese pacemaker uses walker. broke left hip in a fall had to wait to reduce coumaden when turned on side for surgery experienced air way obstruction lungs drained of flem unconcious and not breathing on his own for days now is having stomach drained of brown fluid. Doctor: Patient on pacemaker, may be on aspirin. It can cause g I bleed. Moreover, as patient is obese may have obstructive sleep apnea with metabolic syndrome. Requires immediate ICU care and treatment.