{"id":17278,"date":"2021-10-06T11:53:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turnmedical.com\/?p=17278"},"modified":"2021-10-06T11:53:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:53:13","slug":"ventilation-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turnmedical.com\/ventilation-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Mechanical Ventilation Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n <\/span><\/b>Respiratory failure is a potentially life-threatening condition that affects about 1.1 million patients per year, with an average hospital length of stay of 10.5 days and hospital charge of $158,000, and is only increasing in incidence.4<\/sup> Mechanical ventilation provides supportive therapy for patients with acute respiratory failure by providing oxygenation support and the opportunity to rest respiratory muscles. Ventilator use is<\/b> one of the most common interventions for patients in the ICU.<\/b>2<\/sup>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n While this intervention is often necessary for patients experiencing acute respiratory failure, it also comes with risks such as ventilator-associated pneumonia, sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pulmonary embolism, barotrauma, pneumothorax, the inability to discontinue mechanical ventilation, and pulmonary edema.1,3\u00a0<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n <\/p>\n These potential complications can contribute to the need for more mechanical ventilation days, longer hospital and ICU lengths of stay, and increased healthcare costs. These risks also increase the potential for disability and death.1<\/sup> However, prone (face-down) positioning has been shown to help reduce some of these risks.5<\/sup><\/p>\n <\/p>\n