"Ventilatory support" refers to a medical treatment that helps a person breathe when they are unable to do so on their own. It involves using a machine called a ventilator to deliver oxygen into the lungs and remove carbon dioxide, providing necessary assistance for breathing.
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Examples of services offered at SVS include
ventilatory support for critical patients, endoscopy, brain and spinal neurosurgery, minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy / thoracoscopy), Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO), advanced soft tissue and oncological surgery, exotic animal surgery and more.
Cared for patients with multiple chest tubes, epicardial pacemakers, intra-aortic balloon pumps, and
on ventilatory support, requiring constant and close assessment.
The three infants who had not
required ventilatory support thrived; the other four infants had required respirators and were significantly handicapped.
«At AveXis, we are enormously pleased to see that all children who received AVXS - 101 are alive and free of
permanent ventilatory support at 20 months of age and older — an age where, sadly, only eight percent of untreated children with SMA Type 1 are expected to survive without permanent breathing support,» said Dr. Kaspar, now serving as Chief Scientific Officer at AveXis.
Dr. De Vivo noted that babies born with the most severe form of SMA, type 1, are at risk of death before the age of two
without ventilatory support.
Infants in the NICU receive expert care from board - certified neonatologists and pediatric subspecialists, many of whom are respected internationally as authorities on
neonatal ventilatory support and other newborn therapies.
Provided care for patients experiencing multi-system organ failure requiring complex
Mechanical ventilatory support, CVVH, ECMO, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Therapy, Pulmonary Artery Lines, Intra-Cranial pressure monitoring, temporary pacing, and Arterial lines.
Veterinary treatment depends on severity but can include ensuring adequate hydration, monitoring respiration and temperature, cooling measures if required and
ventilatory support in animals with severe respiratory depression.