Is it Possible to Get My 82-year-old Dad Off the Ventilator or is He Too Old to Be Weaned Off?

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Is it Possible to Get My 82-year-old Dad Off the Ventilator or is He Too Old to Be Weaned Off?

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Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com with another quick tip for families in intensive care.

So, today’s tip is about, “Weaning off elderly patients in ICU.” And the reason for this video is that again, we had an email from a subscriber who says, “My dad’s 82 in ICU. He’s got a pneumonia and he’s got issues weaning off the ventilator, and he will most likely need a tracheostomy. Should I be concerned at his age of weaning off the ventilator?” And that’s a great question to ask. Look, generally speaking, one might say that weaning for the elderly is more difficult than weaning for the younger patients in ICU.

I guess that is fair to say on a broader scale. However, my experience in ICU, which is over 20 years of intensive care nursing experience in three different countries, where I have also worked as a nurse unit manager in ICU for over five years. And I’ve been consulting and advocating for the last 10 years here at intensivecarehotline.com families all around the world in intensive care. But weaning for the elderly, generally speaking, is more difficult. It’s more challenging compared to a younger patient population. However, it is still possible.

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