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Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río

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ALVAREZ REINOSO, Sarah et al. Mechanical ventilation at home in pediatrics. A case report. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.1, pp.213-220. ISSN 1561-3194.

Introduction: Ventilatory Support System at home is an alternative to treat patients with severe chronic respiratory failure. The aim is to present a 6 year-old school boy suffering from Werdnig Hoffman Disease, with artificial ventilation since he was 5 months old and for the last 2 years with mechanical ventilation at home. Patient and method: medical literature on home mechanical ventilation in pediatric patients and Werdnig Hoffman Disease is updated and reviewed. A 6 year old male child was admitted at 5 months of age in the intensive care unit at "Pepe Portilla" Children Provincial Hospital in Pinar del Rio with chronic respiratory failure, requiring mechanical ventilation for 4 years in the hospital, without complications, and during 2 years at home with ventilation. He was assigned an intensive care nurse for 8 hours; his mother was also trained as a caregiver in the necessary procedures to maintain ventilation at home.

Palabras clave : ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION [classification]; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY [diagnosis]; DISABLED CHILDREN.

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