Sentences with phrase «placed on a ventilator»

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.

He was placed on a ventilator for a few days until he could breathe on his own again, but he did not regain full consciousness.

The patient, who had been admitted to the hospital on September 28 after contracting the virus in Liberia, had been placed on a ventilator and was receiving dialysis in the final days before his death.

If the child is supported through this period — if he is tube - fed, provided with oxygen, and placed on a ventilator if breathing becomes difficult — he will eventually return to the state he was in prior to the disorder.

On the afternoon of his admission to the hospital, his breathing had become labored, and when a blood - gas analysis revealed signs of respiratory failure, he was transferred to the icu, where he was intubated and placed on a ventilator.

«We just try to make the children comfortable and decide whether to place them on ventilators as their muscles get weaker.»

Lane was placed on a ventilator and tested for a handful of diseases including hepatitis, pneumonia, and the flu as her condition worsened.

Simon went into respiratory failure in 2010 and was accidentally placed on a ventilator during an emergency procedure.

The patient is anesthetized, maintained on sevoflurane, paralyzed using atracurim, placed on a ventilator, the lenses removed via phacoemulsification, and intraocular (artificial) lens implants are inserted.

He was admitted to the critical care unit and placed on a ventilator.

Not exact matches

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)

We can place the tiniest of babies even on ventilators with all those lines and cables that she talked about.

Then they were taken out of the bags and placed on mechanical ventilators for about 12 hours before being euthanized for study, Flake said.

It can be mounted to your anesthesia machine or placed on a roller stand to allow for the ventilator to be moved easily to different areas of the hospital.

Patient Care Technician — Ogden Hospital, Ogden, Utah — 2007 to 2011 • Performed tracheotomy care, such as cleaning the stoma, changing tubing, suctioning, and ensuring proper settings and function of the ventilator • Placed catheters on both men and women as needed • Ensured proper nutrition and hydration by double checking meals with orders from the physician and delivering water regularly • Checked vitals on all patients every two to four hours as required • Maintained detailed and adequate electronic and written medical records