Patient Characteristics, Feasibility, and Outcomes of a Home Mechanical Ventilation Program in a Developing Country

Thammasat University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Home Mechanical Ventilation; Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02927613

MTU-EC-IM-6-146/57

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to describe the patient characteristics, feasibility, and outcomes of an home mechanical ventilation (HMV) program at a university hospital in Thailand.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilation aged 18 or more years.

Exclusion criteria

• None.