Oral care carries significant weight when it comes to the well being of ventilated pneumonia patients. Pneumonia patients are on the edge of complications because of prolonged intubation and compromised respiratory system. Specialized oral care guarantees prevention of further damage by pneumonia as well as respiratory issues in patients. However, it is quite challenging to provide proper oral care to …
Why and How Proning in Ventilated Patient is Done? Proning is a well recognised method in medical practice which is adopted by medical practitioners for the patients in intensive care. In this method a patient is placed on his stomach (instead of his back) by slightly and carefully moving his body with the intention to improving breathing as well as …
ALS or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a disease that effects those neurons in the nervous system of a humans which most commonly control and regulate the voluntary muscle movements of the body. ALS is more likely to affect day to day activities like walking, talking, drinking, chewing etc. However, this disease is rarely observed in human beings and men seem …
Covid-19 commonly known as Corona Virus is a result of a new virus SARS COV 2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2). This virus resulted in the worldwide pandemic because of its contagious nature and caused a massive amount of destruction by taking millions of lives. This life threatening virus spread so rapidly and immediately causing a major threat …
A single word answer for this question is ‘NO’. Ventilator is proved to be the most reliable equipment for the survival of critically ill patients. Mechanical ventilators assist patients in breathing in case they are suffering from any disease causing difficulty in breathing. However, in situations like COVID-19 where every patient is too critical to put on ventilator it is …
There is a well-known old saying, “Prevention is better than cure”. This saying is especially true in case of ventilator dependent patients. Ventilated patients are most likely to suffer from VAP (Ventilator Associated Pneumonia) and oral hygiene is the best prevention for such patients. Oral care along with regular tooth brushing is the measure doctors or care takers adopt to …
Pneumonia in simple word is a lung infection linked to hospitalization and mortality. Pneumonia is one of the major causes of death across the globe. During pneumonia one or both of the lungs are inflamed due to presence of pus or fluid in air sacs. Patient suffers from cough with pus or phlegm, chills, fever and short of breath during …
It wasn’t normal, a few years ago, for someone using a ventilator at home. It was believed that non-medical persons lacked the expertise required to operate this apparatus. However, time changed and people started getting rid of such lies and myths. In recent times when ventilators have decreased the risk of death and even persons with spinal cord injuries are …