For patients who require ongoing respiratory support, care extends beyond immediate medical management. At SRH, Abu Dhabi, we provide long-term ventilator care within a specialised environment designed to maintain respiratory stability and ensure continuous clinical support.
Our approach brings together intensive medical monitoring, respiratory therapy, and early rehabilitation within a closely supervised setting.
Supported by 24/7 access to radiology, laboratory, pharmacy, and consultant-led medical services, care remains continuous, coordinated, and responsive to each patient’s condition.
We focus on supporting overall wellbeing and quality of life while maintaining safe and consistent respiratory support. Where appropriate, we also support gradual progression towards reduced ventilator dependence and a carefully planned transition beyond the inpatient setting.
At SRH, we focus on providing continuous respiratory support for patients who are unable to breathe independently. This includes managing ventilatory assistance, monitoring clinical conditions, and ensuring safe, consistent care in a controlled environment.
Care is tailored to each patient’s condition, with the aim of maintaining stability, preventing complications, and supporting quality of life. Where appropriate, this may also include gradual progression towards reduced ventilator dependence.
We recommend long-term ventilator care for patients who require ongoing respiratory support and close medical supervision. This may include individuals who:
Are dependent on ventilatory support following critical illness
Have neurological conditions affecting breathing
Require long-term respiratory management
Need continuous monitoring alongside supportive rehabilitation
At SRH, we deliver long-term ventilator care through a stability-focused and respiratory-led approach, designed to support patients who require ongoing breathing assistance alongside medical and rehabilitative care.
We centre care around maintaining respiratory function, ensuring clinical safety, and enhancing overall wellbeing and quality of life in a closely monitored environment.
We begin by assessing respiratory function, ventilator requirements, and overall medical stability to establish a safe and appropriate care plan.
We deliver tailored care that integrates ventilatory support, medical management, and supportive rehabilitation based on each patient’s condition.
We monitor patients closely to maintain stability, prevent complications, and support physical function where possible.
We develop long-term care pathways, including home ventilation support or continued specialised care, depending on patient needs.
At SRH, we focus on outcomes that prioritise stability, safety, and quality of life. Our approach ensures that care remains responsive, closely monitored, and aligned with each patient’s long-term condition.
At SRH, we support patients recovering from complex medical and surgical conditions that require structured, multidisciplinary care.
We manage patients with neurological, respiratory, and complex medical conditions requiring long-term ventilatory support, ensuring stability through continuous monitoring and coordinated care.
We provide specialised care for children with chronic respiratory conditions in dedicated, child-friendly environments. Care integrates respiratory support with therapy, supported by consultant-led teams and active family involvement.
Where appropriate, we support structured weaning programmes aimed at reducing ventilator dependence, guided by ICU specialists and multidisciplinary care.
Our ICU provides continuous monitoring and specialised care for patients with complex needs, supported by advanced life-support systems and 24/7 specialist teams.
At SRH, we measure outcomes based on stability, safety, and quality of life. This is reflected in:
Patients receive consistent and closely monitored breathing support
Care is delivered in a controlled and supportive environment
Patients are supported in maintaining or improving strength
Patients transition to home care or continued specialised care as needed
Long-term ventilator care supports patients who require ongoing assistance with breathing through specialised medical equipment and continuous monitoring.
Dr. Shimas Adil Salih Al-Shammary
Consultant in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
BOOK APPOINTMENT
