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The technology-dependent child
1Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine and All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
Pediatric Clinics of North America
|June 20, 2001
Abstract:
Improvements in the provision of oxygen, mechanical ventilation, tracheostomy care, enteral and parenteral nutrition, and dialysis have expanded the population of technology-dependent children. This article attempts to review pertinent points regarding these services, including common complications. Primary care and subspecialty physicians must smooth the transition of these children to the home environment, but a comprehensive team approach is necessary for the recognition of medical complications and provision of appropriate family teaching and psychosocial supports.