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Is it possible to live on a ventilator forever with respiratory failure?
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No one lives forever: One could live many years on a ventilator with a tracheostomy (hole in the neck) depending on the cause and other factors, but its not without its complications, and quality of life must come into play.
Answered 5/28/2013
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