Prolonged mechanical ventilation: are your ventilator patients ready to be cared for outside ICU?
A significant number of patients in the ICU require prolonged periods of ventilator support. We present here, four such patients and incorporate the recent recommendations of a consensus conference on prolonged mechanical ventilation. We hope our case studies will enable physicians to better manage and care for this challenging group of patients.
Rahman
Aamer
A
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, WVU School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
Dedhia
Harakh
H
Parker
John E
JE
Teba
Luis
L
Vasudevan
Cuddalore P
CP
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013997:Time Factors