Supportive care should also include ensuring skin integrity and providing venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. Patients who are paralyzed or heavily sedated are at risk for eye injury such as corneal abrasion.
Follow the facility’s policy for eye care. Also follow evidence-based practice for preventing ventilator associated pneumonia, including elevating the head of the bed 30 degrees unless contraindicated,providing continuous subglottal suctioning, and performing comprehensive oral hygiene.