Ventilator support / Respiratory failure

Heart operation can be complicated, and the patient can be in a fragile condition. Often such patients are put on vent sometimes during the operation or sometimes before or after the operation is over.

There are patients who at times need mechanical ventilation or Ventilator support in Guntur due to the fact that while being given anaesthesia they are not able to control their movement and thus their breathing as well. The doctors tend to install the vent so that the heart can rest for a while and the breathing can be controlled. Mechanical ventilation or ventilatory support refers to a situation wherein the patient takes the help of a machine to perform the task of breathing needing Best Respiratory medicine in Guntur

At times, patients require to be sedated while being on the ventilator. This helps them getting violent or feeling restless. The sedatives tend to calm down a patient and ensures that their movements are quite limited. For special patients who feel way too restless or do not have control over their movements, arm and leg restraints are used. Such patients if not restrained can end up pulling away from the Intravenous drips and other pipes etc. The restraints also provide immense help to the patient's airway ensuring that the breathing tube is in place.

Once the process is over and the patient shows good signs of post-surgical recovery, then at Pulmonology hospitals in Guntur, they pull the breathing apparatus out of the patient also known as extubating. When the surgical team decides that the patient needs to be out of the vent, they wean off the person. The importance of this procedure is that it allows the patient to breathe on his own and not depend on a machine.

Looking for more on Ventilator care in Guntur, consult Dr. A. Balasree Sowmya who is one of the leading Respiratory specialist in Guntur