A new home care role for physicians. Mechanical ventilation outside the hospital.
The increasing opportunities for oxygen-dependent and ventilator-assisted infants and children to receive long-term care in the home creates a new, vital role for physicians. Understanding and fulfilling this role requires determining which patients are suitable for home care; exploring the clinical, organizational, and management issues that home care introduces; and carefully strategizing discharge planning and followup medical care.
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Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL.
D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010819:Physician's Role; D010821:Physicians, Family; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*