PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - D. Armin Fischer
TI  - Long-term management of the ventilator patient in the home
DP  - 1985 Sep 21
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 303--306
VI  - 52
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/52/3/303.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/52/3/303.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1985 Sep 21; 52
AB  - The author reviews 30 years of experience with home care of ventilator-dependent patients at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, involving 313 individuals. Diagnoses and equipment needs are reviewed and the required training of care givers in the home is emphasized. Follow-up by the physician and availability of resource people are critical to the success of the program. Emergency access to equipment vendors and medical professionals must be provided. In selected cases, home management is preferable to long-term hospitalization on both social and economic grounds.