Cancer is now becoming one of the leading causes of death in most of the countries in the world and overall number of cancer patients has been increasing rapidly. Many cancer patient may need to put on mechanical ventilator to ease the breathing process and increase the survival time. This mostly happens at the last stages of cancer. Usually long …
Patients can be put on ventilator for many reasons including asthma attack, during surgery, coma, stroke, pneumonia, cardiac failure and pleural effusion, covid 19 etc. Depending upon the reason(s) of being on ventilator, type of condition and severity of condition the survival rate may be different in different cases. How Long Patients Can Stay on Ventilator? Depending upon the reason …
Enteral feeding is a mechanism of providing essential nutrition to the body with the help of a tube that opens into the stomach. Enteral feeding is a liquid formula feed that includes carbs, protein, vitamins, minerals, fats, and other essential nutrients required to live. Doctors on the basis of patient’s requirement suggests the specific formula that can either be bought …
Tear secretion and eyelids are two natural guards that protect eyes from outer threats and dryness. Eyelids quickly respond and cover eyes as a reflex action to safeguard against foreign threats like dust, bright light, insects or any other object that can harm the cornea. On the other hand, tears keep eyes moisturize as well as clean eyes in case …
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. …