Cuirass Ventilation: An Alternative Home-Based Modality for Chronic Respiratory Failure

The biphasic cuirass ventilation (BCV) device is an alternative respiratory support device for patients with chronic respiratory failure. Considered by some a “forgotten” mode of supportive ventilation, the device is portable, lightweight, and easy to operate. Biphasic cuirass ventilation can also be used to rapidly resuscitate patients in acute respiratory distress and requires minimal technical skill to operate. Biphasic cuirass ventilation can be employed by the patient’s caregiver in the home setting, making it a viable alternative to other forms of mechanical ventilation (e.g., BiPAP) for patients enrolled in home hospice or palliative care. The article reviews current knowledge and aims to enhance awareness and encourage further study about cuirass ventilation, particularly with regard to its use in treating patients in the palliative care setting and in the home.

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Meeting the social, emotional and psychological needs of patients in a cancer palliative care setting: Student Nurses� experiences from Karachi, Pakistan

i-manager’s Journal on Nursing ◽

10.26634/jnur.1.1.1364 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 38-43

Author(s):

Nasreen Sulaiman Lalani ◽

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Shabana D. Lakhani ◽

Muslim Shah ◽

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Keyword(s):

Palliative Care ◽

Care Setting ◽

Student Nurses ◽

Psychological Needs ◽

Social Emotional ◽

The Social ◽

Palliative Care Setting

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Validation of the Phase II Feasibility Study in a Palliative Care Setting

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® ◽

10.1177/1049909112471422 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 30 (8) ◽

pp. 752-758 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Cindy Lee ◽

Ryash Vather ◽

Anne O’Callaghan ◽

Jackie Robinson ◽

Briar McLeod ◽

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Keyword(s):

Palliative Care ◽

Feasibility Study ◽

Phase Ii ◽

Care Setting ◽

Palliative Care Setting

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Outcome measures for holistic, complex interventions within the palliative care setting

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice ◽

10.1016/j.ctcp.2007.10.001 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 25-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Elizabeth Anita Thompson ◽

Tina Quinn ◽

Charlotte Paterson ◽

Helen Cooke ◽

Deidre McQuigan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Palliative Care ◽

Outcome Measures ◽

Care Setting ◽

Complex Interventions ◽

Palliative Care Setting

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Bereaved spouses' adjustment after the patients' death in palliative care

Palliative & Supportive Care ◽

10.1017/s1478951507000594 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 397-404 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Maria E. Carlsson ◽

Ingrid M. Nilsson

Keyword(s):

Palliative Care ◽

Sleep Disturbance ◽

Care Setting ◽

Significant Decline ◽

First Year ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Life Situation ◽

Palliative Care Setting ◽

Advanced Home Care ◽

Grief Reactions

ABSTRACTObjectives:To improve the support to bereaved spouses during the year after the patient's death, a project was started consisting of three visits by a nurse (after 1, 3, and 13 months) with conversations about the patient's death and the spouse's life situation. The aim of this study was to describe the bereaved spouse's situation and adaptation during the first year after the loss.Methods:Spouses of patients cared for by The Advanced Home Care Team (APHCT) in Uppsala, Sweden, were invited to participate in the project. Each participant was encouraged to talk freely about his or her situation, but enough direction was given to ensure that all items listed on a standardized questionnaire were covered.Results:Fifty-one spouses met the inclusion criteria and were invited to participate and 45 accepted. The subjects felt quite healthy but were tired and suffered from sleep disturbance. The grief reactions had initially been high but showed a significant decline from 1 to 13 months (p < .01). Forty-nine percent had experienced postbereavement hallucinations.Significance of results:This study showed that the bereaved spouses felt quite healthy and adjusted quite well to their new life situation, after the patient's death in a palliative care setting. The grief reactions had initially been high but showed a significant decline during the year.

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