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Critically ill patients are more prone to respiratory complications especially when on ventilators. It is observed that mostly ICU is flooded with patients having acute respiratory syndrome. As ventilators share the burden of the lungs there is a chance that patient feels difficulty in breathing on his own lungs when removed from the ventilator. This is the reason physiotherapy is …

Ventilator is the solution for the patients who are partially or completely unable to breathe. Ventilated patients need to swallow a tube, to pass air, that passes through their throat. This process of intubation is somewhat painful. In addition to avoid any dangerous outcomes during intubation, patient needs to be slightly sedated. However, the decision to continue this sedation afterwards …

Recent studies and researches have unveiled some shocking facts regarding impact of gender on critical illness and intensive care. Gender can, unexpectedly, directly impact the outcomes of the critical illness as well as use of resources of intensive care like ventilators, medicines and medical accessories. Females in comparison to men, are more prone to show serious outcomes after being admitted …

Mechanical long-term ventilators are the machines that control the breathing of a person without the intervention of the natural breathing process. Doctors typically employ such artificial breathing machines when the patient is unable to breathe naturally. Mechanical ventilators pump air in the lungs of a person with the use of a tube that passes through the throat down the trachea. …

Ventilators and ventilation care system is not a new concept in medical world especially it has gained much popularity after hit of pandemic. Physicians generally seek help from ventilating machines whenever any patient feels difficulty in breathing. These machines help in pumping breathable air into the lungs and also the removal of toxic carbon dioxide gas from the lungs. Though …

Ventilator is a machine that helps our lungs to work properly. Sometime due to certain acute or chronic medical conditions lungs of patient are not able to properly function to inhale or exhale air. This condition is called respiratory failure and may result in death of our vital organs resulting in expiry of patient. How Does A Mechanical Ventilator Work? …

Before we talk about How Long Can A Patient Stay On A Ventilator we need to know why do a patient needs ventilator. Once we know the exact causes of using ventilator we can guess about expected time a patient may stay on mechanical ventilator. What Is A Ventilator? A machine that helps lungs to work properly is called a …

If you are looking after a patient on mechanical ventilator and want to know how to take care of ventilator patient, then this article will be of great help to you. Here I am discussing few essentials for care of ventilator dependent patients: 1- You Should Know Why Patient is On Ventilator Before you know how to care for a …