Good Afternoon, My mom is 68 and went to the hospital her left long is completely covered with namonia spelling sorry and is going into the right. She is full code and so off the oxygen is 23 pulse is 18 so they put her on a vintalator she has had a stroke, heart atack in the previous she has smoked for the longest i can remember what are her chance of pulling out of this? My sister is the POA and is keeping her on it, is it fare to her or what??? Please let me know. Worried Daughter

Summarized question: What is the prognosis for pneumonia?