Home mechanical ventilation: the Dutch approach

R J M van den Biggelaar; A Hazenberg; N A M Cobben; D A M P J Gommers; M A Gaytant; P J Wijkstra

doi:10.1016/j.pulmoe.2021.11.001

Home mechanical ventilation: the Dutch approach

Pulmonology. 2022 Mar-Apr;28(2):99-104. doi: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2021.11.001. Epub 2021 Dec 10.

Authors

R J M van den Biggelaar¹, A Hazenberg², N A M Cobben³, D A M P J Gommers⁴, M A Gaytant⁵, P J Wijkstra²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonary Diseases/Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Home Mechanical Ventilation, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Pulmonary Diseases/Home Mechanical Ventilation, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands; Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Pulmonary Diseases/Home Mechanical Ventilation, University Medical Center Maastricht, the Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Pulmonary Diseases/Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Home Mechanical Ventilation, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Pulmonary Diseases/Home Mechanical Ventilation, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands.

PMID: 34903502
DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2021.11.001

Abstract

In the Netherlands we have an unique organisation of only 4 centres being responsible for all patients who need Home Mechanical ventilation(HMV). Nationwide criteria for referral and initiation of HMV are stated in our national guideline and recently a unique national learning management system (LMS) for all caregivers and professionals was developed. A nationwide multi-centric research program is running and every centre is participating. In this paper we provide information about the evolution of HMV in the Netherlands during the last 30 years, including details about the number of patients, different diagnose groups, residence and the type of ventilators.

Keywords: Home mechanical ventilation; Invasive ventilation; Non-invasive ventilation.

MeSH terms

Home Care Services*
Humans
Respiration, Artificial*
Ventilators, Mechanical