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Ventilator weaning Return to previous page 10/20/2018 640 Views 5 Answers Last Activity: 2 years ago, Anonymous Tags: ventilator; end stage COPD Question: 0 Michelle Fritter 2 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Ventilator weaning Michelle Fritter 2 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments My mother has advanced COPD. She's on 2.5 liters a day and triology machine at night. She's only 68. She had a bowel obstruction surgery 4 weeks ago that has just gone down hill. Her lung collapsed and now she has MRSA in her right lung (a lung abscess). She went into respiratory distress three days ago and they had to vent her. It's day 3 and she's not able to come off the vent. She lasted 3 minutes the last time they tried. My question is - how long can she be on the vent before her lungs decide not to work on their own? She's sedated but can wake up some and talk. She's scared as am I. I would like to hear from those who have experienced this. Good and bad so I have a realistic expectation. She's a fighter - so, I'm holding out hope.
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