Sentence examples for prolonged assistance from inspiring English sources

PCDs are often characterised by gradual onset, progression over a person's lifetime and functional impairment requiring prolonged assistance [ 12].

Bleeding was associated with prolonged assistance by VA-ECMO, mechanical ventilation, hospital length of stay, use of vasoactive drugs and transfusion.

Severe cases of pandemic H1N1 resulted in respiratory failure thought to be secondary to direct cell damage and systemic cytokine release resulting in acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring prolonged ventilatory assistance and the frequent use of rescue therapies [4, 5, 8, 13 17].

Although controversial, tracheostomy may be considered if after a period of stabilization the patient will require prolonged ventilator assistance [ 28].

Recent ACCP guidelines [ 11] suggest that tracheostomy should be considered after an initial period of stabilization on the ventilator, when it becomes apparent that the patient will require prolonged ventilator assistance.

Severe cases of pandemic H1N1 resulted in respiratory failure thought to be secondary to direct cell damage and systemic cytokine release resulting in acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring prolonged ventilatory assistance and the frequent use of rescue therapies [ 4, 5, 8, 13- 17].

Patients assisted with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) may require prolonged mechanical ventilatory assistance secondary to postoperative respiratory failure.

On the other hand, it risks being extended backwards, causing anal sphincter injury, additional risk factors for which are instrumental assistance, prolonged II labour stage and occipito-posterior position [ 31].

This evidence indicates that the lifetime of the sensor node can be prolonged considerably with the assistance of the relay, which demonstrates that the proposed scheme is an effective way to enhance the SE and prolong the lifetime of the sensor node.

It was defined based on history and clinical manifestations (e.g., large fetal head in proportion to pelvic outlet, prolonged labor, breech presentation, mechanical assistance with delivery), transfontanel cranial ultrasonography or CT results and knowledge of the birth weight-specific risks of the type of hemorrhage.

For instance, a mother with a preference for homebirths (Farmer, 20 yrs. NR) sought the assistance of a TBA during a prolonged labor.