Sentences with phrase «on a ventilator at»

If a baby is still on a ventilator at 36 weeks after conception, the condition is considered BPD.

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Life expectancy is three to four years and physical degeneration is fairly rapid and eventually leads to complete paralysis, at which point he will have to be placed on a ventilator.
«Premature babies are more at risk for respiratory infections if they've been on a ventilator, so follow - ups with vaccinations and immunizations are key.»
You need (at minimum): 2 - 3 people intubation equipment a ventilator that can deliver PEEP (or more recently BIPAP) ability to place an IV or umbilical line an area that can be made sterile to place an umbilical line a way to keep baby warm (its difficult to do all this on mom)
Both Reid and Madeleine were on a series of different mechanical ventilators and other machines at the beginning, which helped keep them alive as they grew and got stronger.
But I felt that at the time my newborn who was on a ventilator with a hole in his lung fighting to live needed me.
All will become locked - in eventually, and 5,000 to 6,000 each year are at the point where they must decide whether to spend the rest of their lives on a ventilator, unable to speak, or to refuse it and let themselves die.
Because of the beneficial effect of corticosteroids on lung function, especially in infants who are ventilator dependent, corticosteroids are, at times, administered to very low birth weight neonates to treat established or evolving lung disease.
In this nitric oxide (NO) generator, which can be incorporated into a mechanical ventilator or anesthesia machine, air is taken in through the inlet on the left and passes by the electrode at the top of the vertical segment, where a series of sparks generates NO gas.
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