Whether intubation is necessary for brainstem hemorrhage depends on whether the brainstem hemorrhage has caused the patient’s respiratory dysfunction and the presence of spontaneous respiration, etc., and intubation is required when these conditions exist.
The brainstem is the life center of the human body, and brainstem hemorrhage will affect the respiratory function and circulatory function of a person. Patients with brainstem hemorrhage may experience respiratory and cardiac arrest without spontaneous respiration, and when this occurs, the patient usually needs to be intubated and connected to a ventilator for assisted respiration.
If the patient is breathing spontaneously, but is not breathing well and has low oxygen saturation, resulting in carbon dioxide retention, this condition can aggravate the patient’s cerebral edema, which can result in poor healing, and therefore also requires tracheal intubation with ventilator-assisted breathing.
The need for intubation in brainstem hemorrhage is decided by a medical professional after a comprehensive evaluation.