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What is a stroke?
A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is cut off or
disrupted, causing brain cells to die.
How a stroke patient is
affected depends on where the stroke occurs in the brain and the
extent to which the brain is damaged.
Medical care depends on
whether a patient is having an ischemic stroke, which is caused by a
blocked artery, or a hemorrhagic stroke, in which a blood vessel ruptures.
Typical costs
Treatment, if received quickly enough, can reduce the risk of
disability or death.
A patient experiencing a stroke will
typically need to be taken to the emergency room at the first sign of
symptoms, or be transported there by ambulance.
The average
hospital admission for ischemic stroke is 5.6 days at $9,100 per stay,
and for hemorrhagic stroke is 8.4 days at $19,500 per stay.
Ischemic stroke patients may be treated with a category of intravenous
drugs known as thrombolytics or clotbusters, which break up blood
clots.
According to studies, the additional costs of
thrombolysis (using medication to break up and dissolve blood clots)
during hospitalization is approximately $5,978 per patient/Month.
Doctors may also administer other drugs including intravenous or
subcutaneous heparin. This can include Dalteparin (Fragmin) , with a
per-day cost of $51 for 100 U/kg administered twice daily and
Enoxaparin (Lovenox), with a per-day cost of $55 for 1 mg/kg twice
daily.
The most promising treatment for ischemic stroke is the
clot-busting drug tPA (tissue plasminogen activator), given in the
first three hours after the onset of symptoms.
A study found that
the typical cost of treatment with tPA is $2,200.
Other possible
procedures for ischemic stroke include treatment with angioplasty and
stents (about $41,000).
Doctors may choose to mechanically grab
and remove the clot by working small devices through a catheter, that
typically costs $7,718.
Dealing with The Tragedy of a Near-Fatal Stroke!
I'm Tony Rocha (
@RealTonyRocha) and you probably know me
from Twitter.
One of my best friends, Joe Lima, has recently been
the victim of a life-threatening stroke which had nearly taken his
life.
Mr. Lima, his three children and his wife are in the
throes of being torn apart both financially and emotionally.
I
cannot tell you how shattering this is to me as he has been such a
dear friend of mine. Now he is facing a hospital stay of about twenty
days of in-patient care and further out-patient and rehabilitative
care.
I personally have donated over $50,000 from my financial
savings, which leaves approximately $58,612.00 for the family, which
has no financial resources whatsoever to foot the bill.
This
comes out to $2,960.60 per day for recovery time costs, an on-duty
nurse, post surgical rehabilitation and basic family needs.
They
are desperate, and I am turning to you, my Twitter Followers, Friends
and Supporters.
This campaign will end in 60 days.
I ask
for your prayers, your help and for any donation that you feel
comfortable with. Thank you all and God Bless you during this Joyous
Holiday Season.
Your Friend,
Tony Rocha
Many thanks to my lovely friend Erin Morgart for her exceptional explanation of such terrible tragedy. You can find more informations about Stroke Here!
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