Should a Portable Ventilator Be Used in All In | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由SRHolets著作·2016·被引用6次—Recently,portableventilatorshavebeenintroducedwiththeaimofprovidingmoreconsistentpatientventilationduringtransportaswellas ...

Utilizing a transport ventilator is considered standard practice for ICU patients requiring high levels of ventilatory support.5 Manual resuscitators are routinely used during transfers from the operating room or emergency department, when transport duration is expected to be brief, and in patients requiring only partial ventilatory support. This is based mainly on the assumption that manual ventilation is safe and effective. However, as our awareness of the potential for lung injury from exposure to excessive stress and strain during controlled and spontaneous breathing expands,6–9 so has the concern over the potential dangers of manual ventilation. Although routinely used in the controlled environment of the ICU during procedures such as bronchoscopy and suctioning, manual ventilation is fraught with risks and has little pla...