Home mechanical ventilation in children: Retrospective survey of a pediatric population

Pediatrics International

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 801-805

  Ottonello, Giancarlo ^a   Ferrari, Ilaria ^b   Pirroddi, Ines Maria Grazia ^b   Diana, Maria Cristina ^a   Villa, Giovanna ^a   Nahum, Laura ^a   Tuo, Pietro ^a   Moscatelli, Andrea ^a   Silvestri, Gilberto ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic respiratory failure; Home mechanical ventilation; Non invasive ventilation; Technology dependent children; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FACE MASK; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; LONG TERM CARE; MYOPATHY; NEGATIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; OXYGEN MASK; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; THORAX WALL DEFECT; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; INFANT; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 36649026491     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2007.02463.x     Document Type: Article

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