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The lived experience of patients on mechanical ventilation

Portia J Jordan, Dalena van Rooyen, Johanita Strümpher
Health SA Gesondheid | Vol 7, No 4 | a101 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v7i4.101 | © 2002 Portia J Jordan, Dalena van Rooyen, Johanita Strümpher | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 03 November 2002 | Published: 03 November 2002

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Portia J Jordan, Provincial Hospital, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Dalena van Rooyen, University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Johanita Strümpher, University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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Abstract

Patients connected to a mechanical ventilator have to endure various experiences and emotions, which are unique to each patient.

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Pasiënte wat aan ‘n meganiese ventilator gekoppel is, moet verskeie emosies en ervarings deurmaak, wat aan elke persoon uniek is.

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