The Respironics V60 Ventilator is contraindicate for patients with any of the
following conditions:
• Lack of spontaneous respiratory drive
• Inability to maintain a patent airway or adequately clear secretions
• At risk for aspiration of gastric contents
• Acute sinusitis or otitis media
• Hypotension
• Untreated pertussis
• Epistaxis (nosebleed)