
Pediatric Chronic Home Invasive Ventilation
Key Points
Key Points
Standardized hospital discharge criteria are suggested.
An awake, trained caregiver should be present at all times, and at least two family caregivers should be trained specifically for the child’s care.
Home equipment requires proper maintenance of all equipment and regular review of ventilator settings.
Management
...Manage...
...Summary of Reco...
...n 1: For children requiring chronic...
...2: For children requiring chronic invasive ve...
...a: We recommend that an awake and a...
...ecommendation 3b: For children requi...
...ation 3c: We suggest that ongoing education to...
...mendation 4a: For children requiring chronic ho...
...ecommendation 4b: For children requiring chroni...
...n 4c: We suggest the following pieces of equip...
...dation 4d: We suggest that a mechanical insuffl...
...Table 1. Features of...
...Table 2. P...
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