Abstract
Application of home mechanical ventilators represents the future in the treatment of children with chronic respiratory insufficiency. In this way patients are treated in the home environment, they have full support from their families, they are protected against nosocomial infections and their condition is monitored by medical staff. The role of regional centers is very important in the future development of the home mechanical ventilation network. Doctors in these centers under the full support of the University Children's Hospital physicians can assist and monitor the treatment of children on the household respirators.
Highlights
AND CONTEXTChildren who need home ventilation represent the group of patients with special needs
Application of home mechanical ventilators represents the future in the treatment of children with chronic respiratory insufficiency
In this way patients are treated in the home environment, they have full support from their families, they are protected against nosocomial infections and their condition is monitored by medical staff
Summary
Children who need home ventilation represent the group of patients with special needs. Based on five years of experience, from 2011 to 2015, in treating children with chronic respiratory failure in the neonatal and pediatric intensive care unit at the University Children’s Hospital, it was concluded that the development of a network of home mechanical ventilation and home care for these patients would be the best approach for solving the problem. Standardization of procedures, with the support of the Ministry of Health of the Republic Serbia and Health Insurance Fund, who has to invest in this type of treatment, is done by a team of experts who need to make guidelines for the treatment of these patients and training program for their parents and all members of medical team involved in using home mechanical ventilators. With the future development of telecommunication and telemedicine, these patients could be handled much easier and that would be a great benefit for patient’s mental health as well as for their family members [5]
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