Providing care to long-term mechanically ventilated patients in Germany – Current situation and needs for action from the perspective of health professionals / Die Versorgung langzeitbeatmeter Patienten in Deutschland – Aktuelle Situation und Handlungsbedarfe aus der Sicht von Gesundheitsberufsangehörigen

Abstract

The number of patients depending on long-term invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) has been increasing for several years. Anecdotal reports indicate heterogeneous health structures, opaque patient pathways, nontransparent and sometimes questionable practices in individual areas of care, inadequate quality standards and control mechanisms in Germany. However, there is hardly any empirical data on this topic.

Keywords

• invasive mechanical ventilation
• long-term care
• health professionals
• germany
• qualitative research
• health services research
• invasive beatmung
• langzeitversorgung
• gesundheitsberufsangehörige
• deutschland
• qualitative studie
• versorgungsforschung