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The implausibility of ‘usual care’ in an open system: sedation and weaning practices in Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The power of the randomised controlled trial depends upon its capacity to operate in a closed system whereby the intervention is the only causal force acting upon the experimental group and absent in the control group, permitting a valid ...
B Ambuel, B Blackwood, B Blackwood, B Blackwood, B Blackwood, Bronagh Blackwood, C Maloney, CJL Newth, D Bieri, D Macrae, DL Jackson, E Ista, E Ista, F Frutos-Vivar, FK Foronda, FW Moler, J Rycroft-Malone, J Rycroft-Malone, J Rycroft-Malone, JA Durlak, K Harron, L Kohn, L Rose, LS Franck, Lyvonne Tume, M Cunliffe, NJ Vet, P O’Halloran, PA Jouvet, RP Dellinger, S Chawla, S Playfor, SI Merkel, SW Krechel, YN Poh   +34 more
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Home nursing for children with home mechanical ventilation in the United States: Key informant perspectives

Pediatric Pulmonology, 2020
Children with home mechanical ventilation (HMV) require skilled care by trained caregivers, and their families feel the impacts of ubiquitous home nursing shortages.
S. Sobotka, A. Dholakia, J. Berry, M. Brenner, R. Graham, D. Goodman, R. Agrawal   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Chronic noninvasive ventilation in COPD: towards the identification of a responder phenotype

ERJ Open Research
Purpose Chronic noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is an effective treatment for patients with chronic hypercapnia due to COPD, but the improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) varies significantly among individuals.
Tim Raveling, Jorine E. Hartman, Renzo Boersma, Peter J. Wijkstra, Marieke L. Duiverman   +4 more
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National survey: current prevalence and characteristics of home mechanical ventilation in Hungary

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2018
Background Home mechanical ventilation is an established treatment for chronic respiratory failure resulting in improved survival and quality of life. Technological advancement, evolving health care reimbursement systems and newly implemented national ...
Luca Valko, Szabolcs Baglyas, Janos Gal, Andras Lorx   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Home mechanical ventilation in Iceland [PDF]

, 2008
Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/OpenObjective: To describe the users of home mechanical ventilation treatment in Iceland.
Alda Gunnarsdóttir, Bryndís Halldórsdóttir, Einar Örn Einarsson, Gunnar Guðmundsson, Guðbrandur Kjartansson, Sóley Ingadóttir, Þórarinn Gíslason   +6 more
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Home mechanical ventilation in Hong Kong [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 2003
Home mechanical ventilation (HMV) is increasingly used to treat chronic respiratory failure. This present study was aimed to examine the trend, the disease categories treated and the outcomes of HMV use in Hong Kong.In the year 2002, all adult respiratory units in Hong Kong were invited to report to a multicentre retrospective survey of HMV use.
C M, Chu, W C, Yu, C M, Tam, C W, Lam, D S C, Hui, C K W, Lai   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Children with home mechanical ventilation—Parents' health‐related quality of life, family functioning and sleep

Acta paediatrica, 2020
Children requiring home mechanical ventilation (HMV) have grown in number and complexity. Parents of children with HMV are often responsible for the advanced homecare. This study explored the health‐related quality of life (HRQoL), family functioning and
Åsa Israelsson-Skogsberg, C. Persson, A. Markström, L. Hedén   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Microbiological evaluation of different reprocessing methods for cuffed and un-cuffed tracheostomy tubes in home-care and hospital setting [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Manufacturers’ recommendations on cleaning of tracheostomy tubes focus on general warning information and non-specific manual cleaning procedures.
Assadian, Ojan, Leonhard, Matthias, Schneider-Stickler, Berit, Zumtobel, Michaela   +3 more
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Ventilation Performance and Hygrothermal Conditions in New-build UK Housing [PDF]

, 2018
Providing a high quality indoor environment is important to protect occupant’s health and well-being, particularly in the home where we spend a significant amount of time.
Gupta, Rajat, Mawditt, Ian, McGill, Grainne, Robertson, Lynette, Sharpe, Tim   +4 more
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Home mechanical ventilation patients: a retrospective survey to identify level of burden in real life

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016
Background and Aim. Home care for patients under home mechanical ventilation (HMV) may cause dramatic physical and economic burden in addition to the burden of time on family/caregivers and health care service (HCS) with difficult resource allocation ...
M. Vitacca, J. Escarrabill, G. Galavotti, A. Vianello, E. Prats, R. Scala, A. Peratoner, E. Guffanti, L. Maggi, L. Barbano, B. Balbi   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source