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My father is in ventilator and ventilator is in 45 and continuously he is improving Do I need to worry or not 

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Appropriate use of the ventilator can improve the prognosis.
Patients whose first ventilator weaning trial is unsuccessful may be markedly fearful.
This may impact the tolerance of ventilator weaning.
[] Both parameters are good predictors of successful ventilator weaning.
It is unlikely that a treatment that led to higher mortality could lead to a statistically significant improvement in ventilator-free days.
With this information, early ventilator/pharmaceutical adjustments can be made which may improve stage I survival.
All potential causes of ventilator dependency should be identified when a patient is difficult-to-wean.
Patients who receive ventilator treatment tend to be older and sicker than ever before, factors that contribute to the complexity of ventilator weaning.
Clinicians should be aware of ventilator performance and ventilator limitations to provide safe and effective ventilation during transport.

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