This study aims to describe the patient characteristics, feasibility, and outcomes of an home mechanical ventilation (HMV) program at a university hospital in Thailand.
Data will be collected on all patients who were discharged with HMV between October 2014 and August 2015 at Thammasat University Hospital. Data include sex, age, co-morbid diseases, clinical features, causes of HMV, mechanical ventilator and complimentary equipment characteristics, caregiver characteristics, ventilator and patient care costs, and morbidity and mortality outcomes of patients.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
12
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University
Pathum Thani, Thailand
Mortality rate of HMV patients
The number of deaths among HMV patients is recorded during follow-up period (up to 1 year)
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Healthcare home visit
Record the number of healthcare home visits (events)
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Caregiver characteristics
Record the number of caregivers per patient, the number of well-trained caregivers
Time frame: Up to 1 year
Family characteristics
Record types (relationships) and the number of family members, income to costs ratio
Time frame: Upto 1 year
HMV complications due to tracheobronchitis
Record the number of tracheobronchitis (events) and the number of hospitalizations due to their effects
Time frame: Up to 1 year
HMV complications due to ventilator-associated pneumonia
Record the number of ventilator-associated pneumonias (events) and the number of hospitalizations due to their effects
Time frame: Up to 1 year
HMV complications due to the loose tracheostomy
Record the number of loose tracheostomies (events) and the number of hospitalizations due to their effects
Time frame: Up to 1 year
HMV complications due to the granulation-tissue formation at tracheostomy
Record the number of granulation-tissue formations at tracheostomy (events) and the number of hospitalizations due to their effects
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Time frame: Up to 1 year
HMV complications due to pneumothorax
Record the number of pneumothoraces (events) and the number of hospitalizations due to their effects
Time frame: Up to 1 year
HMV complications due to the ventilator malfunction
The number of ventilator malfunctions (events) and the number of hospitalizations due to their effects
Time frame: Up to 1 year