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<p>Lo pueden conectar a un ventilador mecánico, también conocido como respirador, si una <a href="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/es/salud/ventilador/quien-lo-necesita" rel="noreferrer">afección</a> le dificulta la respiración o la llegada de oxígeno suficiente a la sangre. Esa afección se denomina <a href="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/espanol/insuficiencia-respiratoria" rel="noreferrer">insuficiencia respiratoria</a>. Los ventiladores mecánicos son aparatos que funcionan como fuelles para permitir que el aire entre y salga de los pulmones. El terapeuta respiratorio y el médico configuran el ventilador para controlar la frecuencia con la que empuja aire hacia sus pulmones y la cantidad de aire que usted recibe.</p>

<p>Es posible que <a href="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/es/salud/ventilador/que-esperar" rel="noreferrer">le coloquen una mascarilla</a> para que los pulmones reciban el aire del ventilador. O tal vez necesite un tubo para respirar si su problema de respiración es más grave. <a href="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/es/salud/ventilador/que-esperar" rel="noreferrer">Cuando esté listo para que lo desconecten del ventilador</a>, su equipo de atención médica lo “destetará” o reducirá el soporte ventilatorio hasta que usted pueda respirar por sus propios medios.</p>

<p>Los ventiladores mecánicos se usan principalmente en los hospitales y en sistemas de transporte como ambulancias y transporte aéreo de evacuación médica, entre otros. En algunos casos, se pueden usar en el <a href="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/es/salud/ventilador/atencion-en-el-hogar" rel="noreferrer">hogar</a> si la enfermedad es prolongada y los cuidadores en el hogar reciben capacitación y tienen personal de enfermería adecuado y otros recursos en el hogar. Estar conectado a un ventilador lo vuelve más susceptible a una <a href="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/espanol/neumonia" rel="noreferrer">neumonía</a>, daño de las cuerdas vocales u otros <a href="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/es/salud/ventilador/riesgos" rel="noreferrer">riesgos</a> o problemas.</p>

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<figure role="group" class="align-center b-loaded caption caption-img "><img alt="La ilustración muestra una configuración estándar para un ventilador mecánico en una habitación de hospital. El ventilador impulsa aire caliente y húmedo (o aire con oxígeno adicional) al paciente a través de un tubo de respiración (también denominado tubo endotraqueal) o una mascarilla ajustada. " data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="f8d78514-81bb-4dae-8b05-368cdaa5ebb6" height="405" width="539" data-src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/20-1473%20NHLBI%20Spanish%20Ventilator%20Support%20Graphic%20900x676_0.jpg" src="/modules/custom/nhlbi_blazy/images/clear.png" class="b-lazy" /><figcaption><em>La ilustración muestra una configuración estándar para un ventilador mecánico en una habitación de hospital. El ventilador impulsa aire caliente y húmedo (o aire con oxígeno adicional) al paciente a través de un tubo de respiración (también denominado tubo endotraqueal) o una mascarilla ajustada.</em></figcaption></figure></div>
      
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