Volume 59, Issue 8 pp. 2089-2095
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Management of surgical problems in children on home invasive mechanical ventilation

Ergun Ergun

Corresponding Author

Ergun Ergun

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Correspondence Ergun Ergun, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Dikimevi, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.

Email: [email protected]

Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Funding acquisition, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Validation, Writing - review & editing, Visualization, Software, Formal analysis, Project administration, Data curation, Supervision, Resources

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Gulnur Gollu

Gulnur Gollu

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Funding acquisition, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing, Software, Formal analysis, Project administration, Data curation, Supervision, Resources

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First published: 14 February 2024
Citations: 1

Abstract

The management of surgical problems in children on home invasive mechanical ventilation (HIMV) requires a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach. HIMV is a critical intervention for children with chronic respiratory failure, as it allows them to live at home with their families while receiving life-sustaining ventilatory support. However, the long-term use of HIMV exposes these children to potential surgical complications related to their underlying conditions, tracheostomy tubes, ventilator devices, and gastrostomy tubes for enteral feeding. This manuscript aims to provide a detailed overview of the identification and recognition of surgical problems in children on HIMV, as well as strategies to solve these problems effectively.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The data set generated and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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