Monitoring of Chronic Home Ventilation: Experience based on a Day Hospital Model

Introduction: Home mechanical ventilation (HMV) represents a standard of care for ventilatory pump failure. The standard of care could be a determinant of deficiencies in the quality control of the treatment. Materials and Methods: In order to monitor compliance during home mechanical ventilation and optimize its effectiveness, we proposed a program through a day hospital conducted by pulmonologists and respiratory physiotherapists. A descriptive study was designed basing on a systematic collection database. Participants were consecutive patients with noninvasive ventilation or invasive mechanical respiratory assistance treated in the Pulmonology Service between July 2014 and December 2016. Results: 94 patients were included: 52 men (55%), age 64.4 ± 15.9 years, where 50% were obese or overweight (body mass index of 28.6 ± 8.46 kg / m²). 80 patients (84%) received home mechanical ventilation: noninvasive in 77 cases and invasive in three cases (4%). 14 patients (14.8%) were admitted to evaluate the indication of home mechanical ventilation. The following noninvasive ventilation modes were used: Bilevel S/T, 59 (62.7%); average volume-assured pressure support ventilation (AVAPS), 4 (4.2%); continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), 6 (6.4%); servo-ventilation, 1 (1%). Three patients received volumetric ventilation. Mean compliance was 8.1 hours. Four patients did not use the device. 42.5% of patients remained hypercapnic. The setting was changed in 37 patients (46.2%), ventilatory mode was set in 2 (2.5%) and ventilation was suspended in two (2.5%). Adjustments in individual patients were clinically significant. Conclusion: This program let us improve training and identify a high percentage of patients with ineffective home mechanical ventilation, allowing for adjustments in the modality of treatment.

Research on continuing nursing model for ventilator-dependent children in China / 中华护理杂志

Objective To establish the continuing nursing model for ventilator-dependent children in China and explore its feasibility.Methods Ventilator-dependent children in our hospital from October 2015 to February 2017 were recruited.Self-designed home ventilation follow-up card and long-term ventilator-dependent children outpatient follow-up card were used to collect information.We established files for patients trained and evaluated caregivers conducted discharge assessment for patients and family status performed follow-up and management.Results Totally 30 cases of parents and caregivers received home care training and passed the examination 15 cases of ventilator-dependent children returned home with home ventilator and 12 received follow-up.The total readmission rate was 58.3％;among them the readmission rate in one month was 33.3％.One case died due to deteriorated primary disease and 11 cases used home mechanical ventilation successfully during follow-up.The length of home mechanical ventilation varied from 5 months to 2 years.Conclusion The continuing nursing model for ventilator-dependent children is feasible.

Ventilación mecánica domiciliaria con doble nivel de presión positiva: Experiencia de un hospital de Buenos Aires / Home Mechanical Ventilation with Bilevel Positive Pressure. Experience from a Buenos Aires Hospital

Introducción: La ventilación domiciliaria con equipos de doble nivel de presión positiva (DNPP) es un tratamiento de uso cada vez más frecuente en nuestro medio. Objetivo: Analizar la situación actual de los pacientes con ventilación domiciliaria del Hospital Churruca. Sus características demográficas, clínicas, de uso del ventilador y relacionadas con la prestación del servicio en domicilio. Materiales y métodos: Se localizó a los pacientes a los que se les prescribió un equipo entre el 2000 y 2013. Se citaron a control para completar y actualizar datos referidos al uso de la ventilación. Para la clasificación de patologías respiratorias se utilizó la metodología del estudio Eurovent. Se entregó un cuestionario para valorar aspectos relacionados con el acceso al servicio técnico y controles domiciliarios. Resultados: Se analizaron 43 pacientes. Sexo femenino 58%, índice masa corporal 37,52 ±11,5 kg/m2. Dentro de las patologías el 58% causas pulmonares, 26% torácicas, 14% neuromusculares. El 79% fueron localizados y el 21% fueron considerados perdidos. Se objetivó uso actual en 62%, abandono en el 26% y 12% fallecimientos. En el grupo Torácicas el abandono fue del 50%.El 56% de los encuestados refirió conocer la manera de acceder al servicio técnico. Al 50% nunca se le realizó un control del equipo. Conclusiones: Existe una mayoría de sexo femenino y una prevalencia alta de obesidad. La mayor parte de los pacientes ventilados fueron por causas pulmonares y con elevada tasa de abandono global, sobretodo en el grupo torácicas. Quedó en evidencia un escaso control de los equipos en el domicilio.

Introduction: Mechanical ventilation equipment for home use is an increasingly common treatment in clinical practice. Objective: Analyze the current situation of patients attending Churruca Hospital with home mechanical ventilation. Describe demographic and clinical characteristics, related to ventilator use and to provision of the home technical services. Materials and Methods: We identified the patients who were prescribed mechanical ventilation from 2000 to 2013. We invited them to come to the hospital to complete and update data about the ventilator use. The Eurovent methodology was used for the classification of respiratory diseases. A questionnaire was delivered to evaluate aspects related to health service access and home control. Results: 43 patients were analyzed; 58% were females, the body mass index was 37.52 ± 11.5 kg/m2. Respiratory diseases: Lung pathologies, 58%; Thoracic pathologies, 26%; Neuromuscular diseases, 14%. 79% of patients were located and 21% were considered lost of sight. 62% currently used the equipment, 26% had stopped using the ventilator and 12% of patients had died. Dropout was registered in 50% of the thoracic group. Among all located patients, 56% reported knowing how to access to home technical service and 50% had never had an equipment control at home. Conclusions: We observed both a female predominance and a high prevalence of obesity among the patients included in the study. Pulmonary diseases were the major reason for prescription of mechanical ventilation at home .We observed a high default rate, especially in the thoracic pathology group. There were few equipment controls at home.