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Long-term use of mechanical ventilation |
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Authors: |
Makris, Demosthenes Zakynthinos, George Manoulakas, Stratos Mantzarlis, Kostas Tsolaki, Vasiliki Deskata, Konstantina Papadonta, Maria Eirini |
Reviewer: |
Zakynthinos, Epameinondas |
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Abstract: |
Τhis chapter discusses the use of mechanical ventilation on a long-term basis for those patients, who cannot be successfully weaned from the ventilator. This type of mechanical ventilation involves two general categories of patients. Primarily, those patients recovering from an acute illness that required mechanical respiratory support. These patients should be transferred to special units, even within the same hospital (long-term hospitalization units or intensive care units), or transferred to their home, once the acute phase of their main disease has passed and is resolved. Secondly, patients suffering from a chronic and progressive disease that requires mechanical support of breathing, such as patients with a type of obstructive lung disease, e.g., Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), or with restrictive type diseases (e.g., kyphoscoliosis), which are essentially incurable, and their course is usually progressive.
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Linguistic Editors: |
Pitsoli, Kalliopi F. |
Graphic Editors: |
Σκουλούδης, Georgios |
Type: |
Chapter |
Creation Date: | 09-11-2023 |
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License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/11368 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Makris, D., Zakynthinos, G., Manoulakas, S., Mantzarlis, K., Tsolaki, V., Deskata, K., & Papadonta, M. (2023). Long-term use of mechanical ventilation [Chapter]. In Makris, D., Zakynthinos, G., Manoulakas, S., Mantzarlis, K., Tsolaki, V., Deskata, K., & Papadonta, M. 2023. Mechanical Ventilation [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/11368 |
Language: |
Greek |
Is Part of: |
Mechanical Ventilation |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |