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Healthcare utilisation and costs of home mechanical ventilation.

Mika Laura NonoyamaDouglas A McKimJeremy RoadDenise GuerrierePeter C CoyteMarina WasilewskiMonica AvendanoSherri L KatzReshma AminRoger GoldsteinBrandon ZagorskiLouise Rose
Published in: Thorax (2018)
For HMV users, most healthcare costs were publicly supported or associated with family caregiving. Highest costs were incurred by the most dependent users. Understanding healthcare costs for HMV users will inform policy decisions to optimise resource allocation, helping individuals live at home while minimising caregiver burden.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • mechanical ventilation
  • intensive care unit
  • acute respiratory distress syndrome
  • public health
  • mental health
  • risk factors
  • respiratory failure
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation