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  2. Tracheal intubation - Wikipedia

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    Perhaps the most common indication for tracheal intubation is for the placement of a conduit through which nitrous oxide or volatile anesthetics may be administered. General anesthetic agents, opioids, and neuromuscular-blocking drugs may diminish or even abolish the respiratory drive.

  3. Ventilator-associated pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of lung infection that occurs in people who are on mechanical ventilation breathing machines in hospitals. As such, VAP typically affects critically ill persons that are in an intensive care unit (ICU) and have been on a mechanical ventilator for at least 48 hours.

  4. Hospital-acquired pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a sub-type of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) which occurs in people who are receiving mechanical ventilation. VAP is not characterized by the causative agents; rather, as its name implies, definition of VAP is restricted to patients undergoing mechanical ventilation while in a hospital.

  5. Pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Ventilator-associated pneumonia occurs in people breathing with the help of mechanical ventilation. [83] [34] Ventilator-associated pneumonia is specifically defined as pneumonia that arises more than 48 to 72 hours after endotracheal intubation. [84]

  6. Pulmonary aspiration - Wikipedia

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    In intensive care, sitting patients upright reduces the risk of pulmonary aspiration and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Measures to prevent aspiration depend on the situation and the patient. In patients at imminent risk of aspiration, tracheal intubation by a trained health professional provides the best protection.

  7. Tracheobronchial injury - Wikipedia

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    Ensuring an open airway and adequate ventilation may be difficult in people with TBI. [3] Intubation, one method to secure the airway, may be used to bypass a disruption in the airway in order to send air to the lungs. [3] If necessary, a tube can be placed into the uninjured bronchus, and a single lung can be ventilated. [3]

  8. Modes of mechanical ventilation - Wikipedia

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    Modes of mechanical ventilation are one of the most important aspects of the usage of mechanical ventilation.The mode refers to the method of inspiratory support. In general, mode selection is based on clinician familiarity and institutional preferences, since there is a paucity of evidence indicating that the mode affects clinical outcome.

  9. Airway obstruction - Wikipedia

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    An illustration depicting the Heimlich maneuver on an adult and child. If the patient is choking on a foreign body, the Heimlich maneuver should be initiated. More invasive methods, such as intubation, may be necessary to secure the airway. In severe cases, intubation may be difficult. Thus, a cricothyrotomy or tracheostomy may be necessary. [2 ...

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