Hospice News
MAY 17, 2023
Those were a group of outcomes that we looked at that included mechanical ventilation, hospital admissions within the last 30 days of life, intensive care unit admissions, receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and chemotherapy within the last two weeks of life. That usually may not be not prolonging life, just putting off death.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 18, 2023
If I need to do a ventilator on someone, if we need to have a BiPAP, or non-invasive ventilation, or if we need different modalities, those will be done. The hospitals should be really for triaging, and and then hopefully successfully resuscitating and rehabilitating people. I conceive of a very different model.
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Daily Nurse
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
An analysis of 10 years of health data showed that risk factors for needing mechanical ventilation changed for patients with newly diagnosed sepsis as more time passed after onset. of patients with a new diagnosis of sepsis required initiation of mechanical ventilation. In the study, 13.5% of patients.
GeriPal
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
I’d be willing to take some time on a mechanical ventilation machine to live longer.” And so the idea that patients are walking around with these on their shoulder like, “Hey, I got the mechanical ventilation preference, just want to make sure.” When it was do not resuscitate, fewer people chose it.
GeriPal
APRIL 4, 2024
She was resuscitated by EMS, but did not regain higher brain function, and was eventually diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. I remember there was an Archives article from, or Annals, I forget, it was probably called Archives back then, Resuscitating Advanced Directives. ICU care was pretty rudimentary.
Nurse.com
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Intubation: Endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation may be necessary when patients cannot maintain their airway independently. Ventilatory support: Patients with severe respiratory distress may require mechanical ventilation through a ventilator. Address any abnormalities promptly.
GeriPal
OCTOBER 5, 2023
I think one of the residents you asked how would they broach a subject, and he said wording like, “Unfortunately, he still needs a ventilator.” ” You talk about this too, even in your own training, where even around CPR, the training is like he might need a ventilator if he couldn’t protect his airway.
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