Patients with ventilators are usually critically ill, and it is generally recommended that they can move appropriately in bed, but it is best not to get out of bed.
Ventilator is a medical device to replace the function of voluntary ventilation, mostly used for patients with respiratory failure, anesthesia respiratory management during surgery, respiratory support therapy, as well as emergency resuscitation to prevent and treat respiratory failure, to reduce complications, to save the patient’s life.
Patients with respiratory failure are advised not to get out of bed, as this will increase oxygen consumption, leading to hypoxia and respiratory distress, thus aggravating the condition.
The second situation is intraoperative anesthesia wearing a ventilator is even more unable to get out of bed activities, the patient is on the operating table, can not move freely.
Wearing a ventilator also needs to adjust the tightness of the mask to avoid over-tightening caused by facial muscles and skin compression. Diet should also be based on light food, do not overeat.
Before wearing a ventilator to sleep, you also need to set the pressure of the ventilator to check the ventilator, do not drink too much water before going to bed, if there is any discomfort, immediately inform the nurse on duty and the doctor, and actively deal with it.