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Mechanical ventilation is indicated when the patient's spontaneous [[Breath|ventilation]] is inadequate to maintain life. It is also indicated as prophylaxis for the imminent collapse of other physiologic functions, or ineffective gas exchange in the lungs. Because mechanical ventilation only serves to provide assistance for breathing and does not cure a disease, the patient's underlying condition should be correctable and should resolve over time. In addition, other factors must be taken into consideration because mechanical ventilation is not without its complications.
Mechanical ventilation is indicated when the patient's spontaneous [[Breath|ventilation]] is inadequate to maintain life. It is also indicated as prophylaxis for the imminent collapse of other physiologic functions, or ineffective gas exchange in the lungs. Because mechanical ventilation only serves to provide assistance for breathing and does not cure a disease, the patient's underlying condition should be correctable and should resolve over time. In addition, other factors must be taken into consideration because mechanical ventilation is not without its complications.


Common medical indications for use include:
Common indications for mechanical ventilation include the following:
* Bradypnea
* Apnea with respiratory arrest including cases from [[intoxication]]
* Acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome
* Tachypnea (respiratory rate >30 breaths per minute)
* Vital capacity less than 15 mL/kg
* Minute ventilation greater than 10 L/min
* <small>Reduced respiratory drive</small>
* <small>Chest wall abnormalities</small>
* <small>Respiratory muscle fatigue</small>
* <small>Intrapulmonary shunt</small>
* <small>Ventilation-perfusion mismatch</small>
* <small>Decreased FRC</small>
* Arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO <sub>2</sub>) with a supplemental fraction of inspired oxygen (FIO <sub>2</sub>) of less than 55 mm Hg
* Alveolar-arterial gradient of oxygen tension (A-a DO <sub>2</sub>) with 100% oxygenation of greater than 450 mm Hg
* Clinical deterioration
* Respiratory muscle fatigue
* Coma
* Hypotension due to sepsis, shock, CHF
* Acute partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO <sub>2</sub>) greater than 50 mm Hg with an arterial pH less than 7.25
 
* Acute lung injury (including [[acute respiratory distress syndrome|ARDS]], trauma)
* Acute lung injury (including [[acute respiratory distress syndrome|ARDS]], trauma)
* [[Apnea]] with respiratory arrest, including cases from [[intoxication]]
* [[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] ([[COPD]])
* [[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] ([[COPD]])
* Acute [[respiratory acidosis]] with partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO<sub>2</sub>) > 50 mmHg and pH < 7.25, which may be due to paralysis of the [[Thoracic diaphragm|diaphragm]] due to [[Guillain-Barré syndrome]], [[Myasthenia Gravis]], [[spinal cord injury]], or the effect of [[anaesthesia|anaesthetic]] and [[muscle relaxant]] drugs
* Acute [[respiratory acidosis]] with  
** Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO<sub>2</sub>) > 50 mmHg  
** pH < 7.25, which may be due to paralysis of the [[Thoracic diaphragm|diaphragm]] due to  
*** [[Guillain-Barré syndrome]]  
*** [[Myasthenia Gravis]]  
*** [[spinal cord injury]]  
*** The effect of [[anaesthesia|anaesthetic]] and [[muscle relaxant|muscle relaxants]]
* Increased work of breathing as evidenced by significant [[tachypnea]], retractions, and other physical signs of respiratory distress
* Increased work of breathing as evidenced by significant [[tachypnea]], retractions, and other physical signs of respiratory distress
* [[Hypoxemia]] with arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO<sub>2</sub>) with supplemental fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO<sub>2</sub>) < 55 mm Hg
* [[Hypoxemia]] with arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO<sub>2</sub>) with supplemental fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO<sub>2</sub>) < 55 mm Hg
* [[Hypotension]] including [[sepsis]], [[Shock (medical)|shock]], [[congestive heart failure]]
* Neuromuscular disease
 
* Indications for mechanical ventilation have evolved substantially since the widespread use of ventilatory support began in the early 1960s.
* While the metabolic and blood-gas alterations that mandate institution of ventilatory support have remained unaltered, new noninvasive modes of ventilation have widened the therapeutic options available to patients with acute respiratory failure.
* An understanding of the effect of mechanical ventilation on other organ systems has clarified the role of mechanical ventilation in the treatment of conditions other than respiratory failures such as stroke or head injury.
* Studies in patients recovering from major surgery have better defined the benefits and risks of postoperative mechanical ventilation.
* Finally, a better understanding of disease processes has led to more prognostic information that can help physicians, patients, and families decide on limits to compassionate care.
* The proper use of mechanical ventilation in disease states that do not involve respiratory failure as their primary manifestation is also important in light of the risks of respiratory support.
* In patients with CNS injury, the role of hyperventilation is limited to acute control of dangerous elevations of intracranial pressure.
* Although hypocarbia has been proposed to improve regional cerebral blood flow, studies have not demonstrated an improvement in outcome, suggesting that the risks of intubation, tracheal stimulation, sedation, and inability to examine the mental status outweigh any benefit. Some evidence suggests a detrimental effect from prolonged hyperventilation.
* The use of mechanical ventilation in postoperative care is another area that requires scrutiny.
* Numerous studies have shown that with coordination of care between surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses, many patients can be extubated significantly sooner than in the past.
* As techniques for administering anesthesia, performing surgery, and managing pain and mild respiratory insufficiency improve, knowledge in this area will continue to develop.
* Finally, the relation between mechanical ventilation, quality of life, and patient autonomy has come to play a greater role as the population ages. In many situations, respiratory failure represents the end stage of an irreversible disease.
* Whereas respiratory failure secondary to a pulmonary contusion in young patients does not indicate a poor outcome, progressive respiratory failure in cystic fibrosis or following bone marrow transplantation usually represents a preterminal event.
* Understanding the epidemiology of respiratory failure in different disease categories is important to physicians, patients, and families in making informed decisions about their care.
* Mechanical ventilation represents a vital, fundamental form of life support. As the diseases, tools, and treatments change in anesthesia and critical care, careful definition of the role of mechanical ventilation in specific diseases, the route by which it is delivered, and the ability of such a form of life support to affect outcome will continue to be necessary.


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishnu Vardhan Serla M.B.B.S. [2]

Indications for Use

The indications of the mechanical ventilation is as follows:[1][2]

Mechanical ventilation is indicated when the patient's spontaneous ventilation is inadequate to maintain life. It is also indicated as prophylaxis for the imminent collapse of other physiologic functions, or ineffective gas exchange in the lungs. Because mechanical ventilation only serves to provide assistance for breathing and does not cure a disease, the patient's underlying condition should be correctable and should resolve over time. In addition, other factors must be taken into consideration because mechanical ventilation is not without its complications.

Common indications for mechanical ventilation include the following:

  • Bradypnea
  • Apnea with respiratory arrest including cases from intoxication
  • Acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome
  • Tachypnea (respiratory rate >30 breaths per minute)
  • Vital capacity less than 15 mL/kg
  • Minute ventilation greater than 10 L/min
  • Reduced respiratory drive
  • Chest wall abnormalities
  • Respiratory muscle fatigue
  • Intrapulmonary shunt
  • Ventilation-perfusion mismatch
  • Decreased FRC
  • Arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO 2) with a supplemental fraction of inspired oxygen (FIO 2) of less than 55 mm Hg
  • Alveolar-arterial gradient of oxygen tension (A-a DO 2) with 100% oxygenation of greater than 450 mm Hg
  • Clinical deterioration
  • Respiratory muscle fatigue
  • Coma
  • Hypotension due to sepsis, shock, CHF
  • Acute partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO 2) greater than 50 mm Hg with an arterial pH less than 7.25

References

  1. ↑ Tung A (1997). "Indications for mechanical ventilation". Int Anesthesiol Clin. 35 (1): 1–17. PMID 9113518.
  2. ↑ Kreppein U, Litterst P, Westhoff M (2016). "[Hypercapnic respiratory failure. Pathophysiology, indications for mechanical ventilation and management]". Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed (in German). 111 (3): 196–201. doi:10.1007/s00063-016-0143-2. PMID 26902369.

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