Abstract
Objective: The number of ventilated patients is further increasing which leads to an increasing number of patients with weaning failure. In Germany, the treatment of patients with invasive out-of-hospital becomes more and more common. The aim of the study was to observe the outcome, the frequency and character of emergencies of patients with invasive out-of-hospital ventilation. Methods: We conducted a prospective study over 1 year. Fifty-nine invasively ventilated patients living either at home or at nursing homes specialized in ventilator medicine were included. Results: Forty-one (71%) of the patients were living in a nursing home. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was the most common underlying disease (52.5%). Duration of daily ventilation did not change over the 1-year period. 52.8% of the months went without a documented emergency. The most common emergencies were oxygen desaturation (29.6%), increase of secretion (12.2%) and dyspnea (8.7%). We found no difference in the frequency of emergencies between patients cared for in their own home compared with residential care. Ten patients died during the observation period. Fewer emergencies (P=.02, CI 0.03-0.85) was the only parameter associated with a reduced mortality. Frequency of emergencies as well as survival showed no difference regarding the way patients were cared for. Conclusion: sIn patients with invasive home mechanical ventilation survival for more than 1 year seems to be common. Only the rate of emergencies affected survival.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
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| Faculties: | Medicine |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health |
| ISSN: | 1752-6981 |
| Language: | English |
| Item ID: | 63611 |
| Date Deposited: | 19. Jul 2019, 12:13 |
| Last Modified: | 04. Nov 2020, 13:42 |
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