The Experience of Being Mechanically Ventilated

Bibliographic Data

ID5455503
AuthorsRita Seeger Jablonski (Community College of Philadelphia), Rita A Jablonski (0000-0003-3829-4334, Community College of Philadelphia, corresponding author)
Year1994
Volume4
Issue2
Pages186-207
Publication date1994-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/104973239400400204
OpenAlexW2124959862
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited13

The purpose of this study was to examine the experience of patients who required mechanical ventilation. A qualitative method of inquiry was used to generate rich descriptive data. Twelve informants were recruited. All of the informants were adults (18 years of age and over) and had used a mechanical ventilator for a minimum of 18 hours. All interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. Themes were extracted from the transcriptions and organized into clusters. Fifteen clusters were identified. Fourteen clusters track the experience of mechanical ventilation from intubation to extubation. The fifteenth cluster offers recommendations from patients. This study concluded that health care providers, especially nurses, control the type of experience that mechanically ventilated patients have

Anesthesia · Intubation · Mechanical ventilation · Mechanical ventilator · Qualitative research · Sociology · Airway Management and Intubation Techniques · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Tracheal and airway disorders

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