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

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

Detailed Description
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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.

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

Conditions
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Home Mechanical Ventilation, Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: All hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilation aged 18 or more years. Exclusion Criteria: None.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mortality rate of HMV patients | The number of deaths among HMV patients is recorded during follow-up period (up to 1 year) | Up to 1 year | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Healthcare home visit | Record the number of healthcare home visits (events) | Up to 1 year | 
| Caregiver characteristics | Record the number of caregivers per patient, the number of well-trained caregivers | Up to 1 year | 
| Family characteristics | Record types (relationships) and the number of family members, income to costs ratio | Upto 1 year | 
| HMV complications due to tracheobronchitis | Record the number of tracheobronchitis (events) and the number of hospitalizations due to their effects | 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 | 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 | 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 | Up to 1 year | 
| HMV complications due to pneumothorax | Record the number of pneumothoraces (events) and the number of hospitalizations due to their effects | 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 | Up to 1 year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Home mechanical ventilation, Mortality, Complications, Developing country