my husband has ESLD...he had a paracentethis procedure yesterday...they took 10 litres of fluid....he is now confused....can t get out of bed he is so weak and has dry heaves...I was able to feed him a scrambled egg and toast this morning...and lactulose....he is sipping water but that is about it...I am so concerned...do I call 911?
Good morning Sorry to learn about the ill health of your husband would strongly recommend you take him to an ER immediately ESL patient who is confused after removing 10 liters of fluid from his abdomen needs to be attended by a hepatologist is likely to develop brain dysfunction due to liver failure and fluid loss, low sodium levels besides infection. Also, if I were your doctor I would like to keep a watch on his renal functions as well. I would also like to dig out the cause of his liver failure the common causes being hepatitis C, fatty liver, Hepatitis B etc. This is very important as the hepatitis viruses can be very much treated safely with the newer medications which could potentially retard his disease progression Hope this would answer your questions him a speedy recovery