Ventilator dependent definition
Ventilator dependent means the use of any type of mechanical ventilation to sustain daily respiration for any part of the day.
Ventilator dependent means the condition or state of an individual who:
Ventilator dependent means using an apparatus designed to control air that is breathed through it to either intermittently or continuously assist or control pulmonary ventilation, without which, the patient would not be able to breathe independently.
More Definitions of Ventilator dependent
Ventilator dependent means reliance on a mechanical ventilator to compensate for decreased lung function as a result of respiratory distress syndrome requiring mechanical ventilation soon after birth. The infant is then unable to be weaned from the assisted ventilation during the first month after birth because a more complicated lung problem known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) develops. The ventilator dependence is assumed to be prolonged, perhaps up to and beyond two years of age.
Ventilator dependent means an individual who receives mechanical ventilation for life support at least six hours per day and is expected to be or has been dependent on a ventilator for at least 30 consecutive days.