{"id":1383,"date":"2018-07-31T19:30:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T19:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu\/?p=1383"},"modified":"2018-07-31T19:30:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T19:30:59","slug":"gustavo-macharros-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/neurosurgery\/gustavo-macharros-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Gustavo Macharro&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After Gustavo Macharro was found down and unconscious at work, he was immediately brought to University Hospital for advanced neurosurgical and trauma care. He was brought to UHS where he was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma and severe TBI and was emergently operated on by Dr. Koebbe and admitted to the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit (NSICU) at UHS. After surgery, he spent the next 26 harrowing days in the ICU fighting for his life as he suffered several life-threatening complications. Under the care of UT Health San Antonio Department of Neurosurgery TBI and neurocritical care experts, Drs. Seifi, Garvin, and Hafeez &#8211; Gustavo overcame his injury and complications and was able to go to rehab.<\/p>\n<p>Gustavo\u2019s wife told us about her feelings as those events were taking place. \u201cI got to see him before they removed the left side of his skull. On top of that, he had four heart attacks. I almost lost him and my whole world was gone. It\u2019s just him and I.\u201d She added that it was a challenging and scary time for her family, but that the doctors and nurses \u201cperformed a miracle.\u201d The family is extremely pleased with the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>The Macharro family is pleased with how they\u2019ve been treated by the staff and speak very highly of Shaheryar Hafeez, M.D. \u201cWe love Dr. Hafeez. He was our first doctor in the ICU. He was very involved and is like one of our family. We could tell that he truly cares. He was very inspirational to us.\u201d During his time in the Neuro ICU, Gustavo also became part of a clinical trial only offered at UHS\/UT Health San Antonio being conducted by Dr. Hafeez: the Use of NormaTec Pulse compression device for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis in patients with severe TBI. Gustavo\u2019s wife told us about the impact the device had on her husband\u2019s recovery. \u201c[The device] was able to move his legs. He wasn\u2019t able to get out of bed but the device helped circulate his blood and I think it worked because he had no blood clots or any other issues.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Gustavo Macharro was found down and unconscious at work, he was immediately brought to University Hospital for advanced neurosurgical and trauma care. 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