Mechanical Ventilation
Mechanical Ventilation
In medicine mechanical ventilation is a method to replace spontaneous breathing when patients cannot do so on their own & must be done so after invasive intubation with a tube through which air is directly delivered.
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Medical Guidelines
To focus on the predictors that aid the decision to extubate, the procedure referred to as extubation, and the immediate postextubation interventions that may avoid potential reintubation...
To improve the consistency and appropriateness of respiratory care and serve as a guide for education and research...
