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  • 42 Years
  • 22/01/2025

My mom was admitted to Apollo Hospital on May 27th, 2017, with pneumonia. She's had a heart surgery back in 2009. Right now, she's being treated for pneumonia and is in the MICU with a ventilator. I'm really worried and just want to know how long it might take for her to recover from pneumonia.

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Dr. Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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