Home mechanical ventilation in children with chronic respiratory failure: a narrative review [PDF]
Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science, 2023 Advances in perinatal and pediatric intensive care and recent advances in mechanical ventilation during the last two decades have resulted in an exponential increase in the number of children undergoing home mechanical ventilation (HMV) treatment ...
Soyoung Kwak
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The experiences of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis of their decision‐making processes to invasive home mechanical ventilation—A qualitative study [PDF]
Nursing Open, 2023 Aim To explore and gain knowledge of the experiences and needs among patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) of their decision‐making processes whether to choose invasive home mechanical ventilation or not. Design A qualitative study. Methods A
Tina Thorborg +4 more
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Home mechanical ventilation: back to basics [PDF]
Acute and Critical Care, 2020 Over recent decades, the use of home mechanical ventilation (HMV) has steadily increased worldwide, with varying prevalence in different countries.
Sunghoon Park, Eui-Sik Suh
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Patients experience regarding home mechanical ventilation in an outpatient setting. [PDF]
Chron Respir Dis, 2022 Background The patient’s experience of treatment is a cornerstone of high-quality healthcare, along with clinical safety and effectiveness. We aimed to evaluate the patients’ perspectives regarding home mechanical ventilation (HMV) follow up in an ...
Ribeiro C +5 more
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Long-term health-related quality of life in patients on home mechanical ventilation. [PDF]
BMC Pulm Med, 2022 Background It is fundamental to optimize and retain health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the long term in patients with home mechanical ventilation (HMV).
Ribeiro C +5 more
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Late respiratory alkalosis during home mechanical ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2023 This demonstrative case report shows how changes in the patient's ventilatory pattern can radically modify the results of home noninvasive mechanical ventilation, and can even generate complications associated with noninvasive ventilation such as ...
M.M. García, J.M. Díaz, A. Antón
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Long-term Home Mechanical Ventilation of Children in İstanbul [PDF]
Thoracic Research and PracticeOBJECTIVE: The aims of this multi-center study were to describe the characteristics of children receiving long-term home mechanical ventilation (HMV) in İstanbul and to compare the patients receiving non-invasive and invasive ventilation.
Mürüvvet Yanaz +28 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundThe number of patients on home mechanical ventilation (HMV) worldwide has been steadily rising as medical technological advanced. To ensure the safety and quality care of the patients receiving HMV with tracheostomy, caring behavior of family ...
Hyang Sook Kim +2 more
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Home mechanical ventilation: quality of life patterns after six months of treatment
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2020 Background It has been shown that home mechanical ventilation improves quality of life, but it has not been widely studied which particular patient groups benefit the most from starting this type of therapy.
Luca Valko +4 more
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Mapping health-related quality of life of children and families receiving pediatric invasive home mechanical ventilation: a scoping review protocol [PDF]
Systematic ReviewsBackground Children utilizing invasive home mechanical ventilation (administered via tracheostomy tube) receive intensive care at home without the support of trained staff typically present in an intensive care unit; within the context of worsening home ...
Keisha White Makinde +3 more
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