Home Mechanical Ventilation

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As the largest program of its kind in the world, the Respiratory Failure (Home Mechanical Ventilation) Program features close coordination between the program pulmonologist and nurse, family, home nurses, durable medical equipment providers, payers and primary care physicians.

Pulmonologists manage children receiving part-time or full-time home mechanical ventilation via:

Tracheostomy
Non-invasive ventilation (bi-level positive airway pressure)
Negative pressure ventilation
Diaphragm Pacing

Making Life Easier (view videos en Español)

Videos about Home Mechanical Ventilation

* The "Making Life Easier" video series was created by the Division of Pulmonology at Children's Hospital
Los Angeles with support of a generous grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.