The Benefit of Braille for Successful Weaning off Mechanical Ventilation in Congenital Blindness and Hearing Impairment: A Case Report.
10.4266/kjccm.2011.26.1.45
- Author:
So Young YANG
1
;
Yong Seon CHOI
;
Jin Ha PARK
;
Shin Ok KOH
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sokohanes@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Braille;
congenital blind;
hearing impairment;
weaning
- MeSH:
Adult;
Analgesia;
Blindness;
Hearing;
Hearing Loss;
Humans;
Intensive Care Units;
Respiration, Artificial;
Respiratory Muscles;
Shock, Septic;
Ventilators, Mechanical;
Weaning
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2011;26(1):45-48
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
To achieve adequate depth of sedation and assess the severity of pain in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit, appropriate communication with the patients is necessary. Communication is also important for successful weaning from the mechanical ventilator as well as weaning predictors, such as respiratory muscle capacity. Here, we present a case report of a 39-year-old man with congenial blindness and hearing impairment who successfully weaned off ventilator support using Braille to communicate under an optimal level of sedation and analgesia after septic shock management.
