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2020 Oct 01


Pediatr Pulmonol

Health-related quality of life and developmental outcome of children on home mechanical ventilation in a developing country: A cross-sectional study.

Authors

Tan L T, Nathan A M, Jayanath S, Eg K P, Thavagnanam S, Lum L C S, Gan C S, de Bruyne J A
Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 Oct 01.
PMID: 33002341.

Abstract

Provision of home mechanical ventilation (HMV) to children with chronic respiratory insufficiency enhances growth and quality of life. The hypothesis was that health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the development of these children were poorer than in healthy children.