Vnitr̆ní lékar̆ství
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Vnitr̆ní lékar̆ství · Aug 2010
Review[Care for patients on mechanical ventilation from the perspective of an internal medicine physician].
At times of respiratory insufficiency, mechanical ventilation (MV) provides support for or a substitution ofcertain components of the respiratory system. The aim of ventilation therapy is to achieve appropriate ventilation and oxygenation parameters and to minimize adverse events of MV. ⋯ To perform invasive mechanical ventilation, it is necessary to secure the airways with intubation or tracheotomy. We aim for the shortest possible duration of mechanical ventilation and intubation; their duration is a risk factor in development of ventilator-associated pneumonia.