how long can you remain on a ventilator
So, patients might be ventilated upto 10 to 12 days until they get the trachy done or meantime they might be extubated. Hope, this helps. I think the 10 days that the doc is referring to is how long the patient can be on a vent without a trach.The longer a person is ventilated without a trach there is a greater likelihood of developing pneumonia which in an already sick patient is bad.o, patients might be ventilated upto 10 to 12 days until they get the trachy done or meantime they might be extubated. Hope, this helps. I think the 10 days that the doc is referring to is how long the patient can be on a vent without a trach.