National Registry for Home Mechanical Ventilation in Children from Turkey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advances in neonatal and pediatric intensive care have improved patient survival rates, emphasizing the need for respiratory support in cases of chronic respiratory failure, resulting in the establishment of the Turkish National Pediatric Patients Receiving Home Mechanical Ventilation (HMV) Support Registration System in 2023. This study aims to present the initial findings of the registry.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, epidemiological and demographic data were obtained from the registry and compared between invasive ventilation (IV) and non-IV (NIV) groups.

Results

The study included 952 patients registered from 23 centers with a median (interquartile range) age of 6.0 (3.0-12.0) years. IV support was observed in 51.1% of patients (n = 486). There

SUBMITTER: Metin Cakar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12718093 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature