Mechanical ventilation is associated with several complications resulting from endotracheal intubation, inability to eat normally, and prolonged immobility, leading to increased risks of venous thromboembolic disease (such as deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism), skin breakdown, and atelectasis. The presence of an endotracheal tube involves chances of ventilator-associated pneumonia, sinusitis, vocal cord injury, tracheal stenosis, and very rarely, tracheal-esophageal or tracheal-vascular fistula. Other complications of ongoing mechanical ventilation itself include oxygen toxicity, pneumothorax, ventilator-associated lung injury, and hypotension.
Here’s an article to give you a brief about the recent advances in mechanical ventilation! General protocols to reduce complications Most hospitals follow standardized protocols to reduce complications: Limiting the duration of…
