How does being on a ventilator cause someone on it to have organ damage? I thought ventilators are just supposed to help you breathe?
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Also, the more pressure the ventilator uses to push air into your lungs, the harder it is on your lungs and heart. So if a patient has very sick “stiff” lungs and needs a lot of pressure to breathe, they are much more likely to suffer complications worse and sooner than someone who can breathe with less pressure.
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