{"title":"An overview of mechanical ventilation in the home.","authors":"J A O'Ryan","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Quality of life and cost-effectiveness are two reasons ventilator-dependent patients are being discharged from the hospital to be cared for in the home. Although therapists responsible for the care of home patients need a certain level of freedom and autonomy, this should not extend to practicing medicine.</p>","PeriodicalId":80155,"journal":{"name":"Respiratory management","volume":"17 2","pages":"27-8, 32-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1987-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Respiratory management","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Quality of life and cost-effectiveness are two reasons ventilator-dependent patients are being discharged from the hospital to be cared for in the home. Although therapists responsible for the care of home patients need a certain level of freedom and autonomy, this should not extend to practicing medicine.