Clients who survive lengthy periods on mechanical ventilation may develop:
a. post-traumatic stress disorder
b. bipolar I disorder
c. paranoid personality disorder
d. narcolepsy
A
The development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been observed in some patients who have been on mechanical ventilation devices for long periods of time. This experience may be very frightening for the client, in that there is a sensation of isolation and the client is unable to normally communicate with his or her family and the health care providers as a result of the ventilator. Nurses have sometimes referred to this as "ICU syndrome."
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