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Table 1 Beginning rehabilitation in the ICU

From: 8th International conference on management and rehabilitation of chronic respiratory failure: the long summaries – Part 3

• Change ventilator to a home friendly, portable, simple machine

• Change the tracheostomy tube to allow speech

• Teach the patient and family airway patency (suctioning) and manual ventilation

• Maximize mobilization (including outings)

• Introduce assistive technology for communication

• Assess swallowing

• Maximize nutrition

• Prepare to relocate

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Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

ISSN: 2049-6958

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