Can you die whilst on BIPAP?

https://intensivecareathome.com/can-you-die-whilst-on-bipap/

Can you die whilst on BIPAP?

Book your free 15-minute phone consultation here

http://intensivecarehotline.com/scheduling-appointment/

Call directly 24/7

+1 415-915-0090 USA/Canada

+44 118 324 3018 UK

+6141 094 2230 Australia

Email support@intensivecarehotline.com

Get 1:1 consulting and advocacy

1:1 phone counselling

http://intensivecarehotline.com/one-on-one-counselling/

Become a member for families of critically ill Patients in Intensive Care

https://intensivecarehotline.com/intensivecaresupport-org-membership/

Immediate action steps http://intensivecarehotline.com/take-control-take-charge/immediate-action-steps/
https://intensivecareathome.com
And if you need a medical record review, click on the link and we can help you with reviewing your loved one’s medical records while they’re in ICU.
https://intensivecarehotline.thrivecart.com/review-of-medical-records/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/IntensiveCareHotline
Twitter: https://twitter.com/icuhotline

Song: Jarico - Island Music
supported by@FreeBackgroundMusicForCreators
#BackgroundMusicWithoutLimitations
https://bit.ly/2XoXFnb

Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecareathome.com where we provide tailor-made solutions for long-term ventilated adults and children, with and without tracheostomies, and where we also provide tailor-made solutions for hospitals and intensive care units whilst providing quality services and quality of life for clients and their families.

So, today’s question is about a question we get quite frequently, and the question is, “Can you die while on BIPAP (bilevel positive airway pressure)?” Now, the short answer to this is, yes, you can. But the other part of that answer is yes, BIPAP can also help you survive. So, let me break this down for you.

For example, if someone goes into intensive care with pneumonia, needs some BIPAP instead of being intubated and the pneumonia can be cleared with BIPAP, that’s a good thing and it’ll help you survive. On the other hand, there are also patients in ICU, but also in home care that are on BIPAP for palliative care situation. So, let me explain.

We have a number of clients at home on BIPAP that don’t have a tracheostomy. And we’ve used BIPAP at home for some palliative care situation, for example, for clients with lung cancer. And they wanted to spend their last few months at home instead of in intensive care. Otherwise, they would’ve spent time in intensive care on BIPAP. Instead, we were able to take them home from intensive care and let them approach their end of life at home.

As a side product, we saved hundreds of thousands of dollars for taxpayers because we save half of the cost of an intensive care bed by providing Intensive Care at Home. But it’s not the monetary aspect that is important here. It’s way more important that clients and their families can be in an environment where they want to be, and they’re not treated as a number like they are in ICU, but they’re treated holistically and as a whole person with their family in mind at home while they are on BIPAP, for example.

So, other clients we have at home, they’ve been living at home on BIPAP for years because that’s part of their condition, they need the BIPAP to stay alive and we help them doing that by providing 24-hour intensive home care nursing as per the mechanical home ventilation guidelines that are published on our website that are evidence-based. The mechanical home ventilation guidelines clearly evidence that only intensive care nurses with a minimum of two years ICU experience can provide services at home to patients on long-term ventilation, again, with or without a tracheostomy. So, our services are evidence-based. So, that’s the bottom line.

But can you die on BIPAP? The answer is yes, but in other situations it can save lives like we do, for example, with Intensive Care at Home and we can prolong life at home if that’s the wish of a client and a family, of course. So, that hopefully answers your question.

If you have a loved one in intensive care that is long-term ventilated with a tracheostomy or without a tracheostomy on BIPAP, for example, or is otherwise medically complex and you’re stuck in intensive care with your loved one, you should contact us because we can help you taking your loved one home.

We are currently operating in all major metropolitan areas in Australia, and you should contact us. Contact us at intensivecareathome.com and call us on one of the numbers on the top of our website or simply email us at info@intensivecareathome.com.

Continuation...
https://intensivecareathome.com/can-you-die-whilst-on-bipap/