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[Mechanical home ventilation: its organization in Switzerland and perspectives]
1Vereinigung gegen Tuberkulose und Lungenkrankheiten, Bern.
Abstract:
Aware of the improvement of quality of life which home ventilation can bring to some patients with respiratory insufficiency, the Swiss Association against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (SATL) has organized this treatment for the country. Purchase and management of the apparatus are taken over by the Swiss Federation for Common Tasks of the Sickness Insurance, and the cantonal Leagues of the SATL will provide the home supervision. In order to limit this expensive treatment which may be heavy for patients and families, guidelines have been issued. They specify the indications, the prerequisites, the conditions for providing the apparatus, the home surveillance and the prospective evaluation. Presently home ventilation is estimated to be indicated in about 200 patients in Switzerland.
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