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Mechanical ventilation strategies
1 Why might a patient require intubation and mechanical ventilation? There are three main indications: 1) Hypoxic respiratory failure 2) Hypercarbic respiratory failure 3) Airway protection These three indications may be caused by primary respiratory pathology (e.g., pneumonia, chronic obstructive…