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2376136

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-9-6
pubmed:abstractText
Patients who are ventilator dependent have few alternatives to continued hospitalization. Within our institution and community, intensive care unit (ICU) bed occupancy and lack of skilled nursing facilities forced us to look for other ways to meet their healthcare needs. The only placement alternative to continued hospitalization for some patients appeared to be home care, because it was available and cost-effective. The possibility of using home care for the ventilator-dependent patient was a new concept for many of the staff, and generated a moderate degree of anxiety among them. Overcoming the anxiety and developing and implementing the discharge plan became our goals. The goals were achieved when the patient was effectively and safely discharged from the ICU to his home.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0279-5442
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
39-47
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Discharging ICU ventilator-dependent patients to home healthcare.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports