Shah, Amar J;
Suh, Eui-Sik;
Kaltsakas, George;
Ramsay, Michelle;
Saigal, Anita;
Murphy, Patrick B;
Armstorng, Alison;
(2022)
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on home mechanical ventilation services: A national survey.
Respiratory Medicine
, 197
, Article 106831. 10.1016/j.rmed.2022.106831.
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruption to healthcare services globally. We present the findings of a national survey of home mechanical ventilation (HMV) services in England and Wales. 30 HMV services (60%) responded. There was a significant reduction in outpatient services with 93% of services not offering routine face-to-face appointments, although most centres were able to offer emergency appointments for ventilation review and set-up. HMV inpatient capacity was reassigned, and HMV service staff re-deployed in the majority of centres (97%). The initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic left a service backlog of a median of 87 outpatient appointments [range 0–1500] and a median of 4 patients (range 0–100) awaiting NIV set-up.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on home mechanical ventilation services: A national survey |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rmed.2022.106831 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2022.106831 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems, Cardiovascular System & Cardiology, COVID-19, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Non-invasive ventilation, Respiratory System, Science & Technology, Sleep medicine |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Respiratory Medicine |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10199621 |
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