good? also what does she have to get to be taken off the trach ventilater?
2006-10-03 15:20:35 · 7 answers · asked by Terri L 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
That is much better than before, but they don't just use her oxygenation to determine when she can come off the ventilator, they also go by her carbon dioxide levels (which can be determined by her having a blood gas drawn). It also depends on her overall condition and how strong her respiratory muscles are and what her lung capacities are (which can be determined by the respiratory therapist doing a FVC, forced vital capacity, and a NIF, negative inspiratory fluency, on her. These can be easily done while she is on the ventilator.
2006-10-04 02:43:00 · answer #1 · answered by CJBig 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I answered your other post, but I will comment on this one too! The 40% you are seeing is the amount of supplemental oxygen she is receiving through the ventlator. Room air is 21%, so your mom is not on a very high amount, which is good. The 100% you are seeing is the oxygen saturation of her blood. Anything above 92% is good. There are many things that could cause a person to be on a ventilator. Many times the patient has collapsed alveoli(air sacs in the lungs) so they are not able to get enough oxygen into their lungs on their own. A ventilator can add a constant pressure into the lungs to prevent the alveoli from collapsing after the person exhales. This could cause a person to have normal oxygen readings while on the vent, but if that pressure was taken away, the alveoli would once again collapse, and the person's oxygen level would rapidly decline. What mode of ventilation is she on (ask a nurse if you don't know)?
2006-10-04 18:39:57 · answer #2 · answered by twirlersmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
o2 sats for a fit person should be reading between 97-100%. a patient can be given 40 % oxygen through a mask or an inserted airway, but o2 sats will never read above 100%.it is likely that she is being given 40% oxygen and her o2 sats are 100%. sounds like everything is fine, but if you want to get a explanation i suggest you ask the nurse the next time you are in and she will allay your fears. blood pressure is read as two values, 120/80 being about optimal for an adult( although it is different for everyone so don't be concederned if it is not these values). 120 is when the heart is pumping to squeeze the blood out and is known as systolic pressure. 80 is when the heart is at rest and is filling back up with blood and is known as diastolic pressure. this can be quite low without causing to much concern but the systolic should not be allowed to drop. she will come off the tracheal ventilator when the doctors decide she is fit and well enough to cope without it.
2006-10-04 04:11:35 · answer #3 · answered by manwithcat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The o2 level percent in the amount of oxygen in the mix. Normal room air is around 3 % I think. So that means they are giving her a higher than normal amount of O2. The good news is the O2 saturation is 100% which means she is able to use the O2 she is getting.
My guess is they will gradually decrease the amount of O2 in the mix and when she stays at around 100% at normal concentration they will take her off the ventilator, assuming there is nothing else causing a problem.
Hope she is well soon!
2006-10-03 15:33:44 · answer #4 · answered by Larry T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother was on life support and her levels were good.;BUT you have to be weaned off life support slowly until you are able to breathe on your own, the ventilator breathes for you and 40 percent is on the low end; mid to upper 90's is good.100 percent is even better. Evidentely ( I am assuming ) your mother has been on the ventilator for awhile if she has a trach now. I wish her the best and you hang in there and let us know how she is doing. I don't know about the blood pressure part of your question.
2006-10-03 15:43:01 · answer #5 · answered by Vicki A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm so sorry your mom is sick; my mom was in and out of hospitals throughout my childhood, and I know how hard it is.
Blood pressure is measued in a format such as this (110/70), so it can't be a percentage (as far as I know).
I know that an O2 level of 40% is pretty bad, but I'm suspecting that you are reading the numbers for the settings of the ventilator machine (they are confusing to everyone but the respiratory techs!) and the O2 level is actually the 100% that you mentioned as the blood pressure, and 100% 02 level is very good!
It's impossible for me to tell you what it will take for your mom to be off the ventilator, without knowing her history, etc (and even then, I'm no doctor). Have you tried talking to the nurses and doctors in charge of her care? They'd be able to give you the best idea of what is going on.
I hope an I.C.U. nurse answers your question, so you can get a better understanding of what is going on.
I hope everything works out for you, you'll be in my thoughts.
2006-10-03 15:28:31 · answer #6 · answered by rita_alabama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The data you are providing is not enough to decide. Why she is there? What is the CO2? What is blood pressure 100% means?
Anyway, till here O2 pressure is more than 60 with spontenous breathing and without supplemental oxygen, she can not live without the ventilator.
2006-10-03 15:31:14 · answer #7 · answered by haggobti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should be breathing a strong 90% or better to be off the vent and breath on her own. If her oxygen level is a 40%, it is very likely she will not be able to breathe on her own without the vent. Best of luck, hope she recovers soon!
2006-10-03 15:30:38 · answer #8 · answered by Reagan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋