According to the National Association of Medical Direction of Respiratory Care Consensus Panel prolonged mechanical ventilation has been defined as
a. "the need for  ³30 consecutive days of mechanical ventilation for  ³8 hours per day"
b. "the need for  ³15 consecutive days of mechanical ventilation for  ³12 hours per day"
c. "the need for  ³21 consecutive days of mechanical ventilation for  ³6 hours per day"
d. "the need for  ³40 consecutive days of mechanical ventilation for  ³4 hours per day"
C
In 2005, the National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care Consensus Panel recommended that LTMVD (which they referred to as prolonged mechanical ventilation) be defined as "the need for  ³21 consecutive days of mechanical ventilation for  ³6 hours per day."
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