The oxygen concentrator: an appropriate technology for treating hypoxaemic children in developing countries
Détails
ID Serval
serval:BIB_F4C0F3FE3273
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
The oxygen concentrator: an appropriate technology for treating hypoxaemic children in developing countries
Périodique
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
ISSN
1027-3719 (Print)
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
09/2004
Volume
8
Numéro
9
Pages
1138-41
Notes
Clinical Trial
Journal Article --- Old month value: Sep
Journal Article --- Old month value: Sep
Résumé
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends supplying oxygen in developing countries by concentrators because cylinders pose considerable logistic and financial problems. This technology was employed to treat children in a hospital in Ndioum, Senegal, who met the WHO oxygenation criteria. There were clear clinical and financial benefits, but neither the nurses' knowledge of the various techniques of oxygen supply nor the maintenance service were satisfactory. The use of concentrators should be encouraged in developing countries. A strategy including technical training, maintenance and monitoring should be adopted. Corrective actions were undertaken in Ndioum, and several concentrators are now being used on a regular basis.
Mots-clé
Anoxemia/*etiology/*therapy
Child, Preschool
*Developing Countries
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy/*instrumentation/methods
Respiratory Insufficiency/complications/etiology/therapy
Respiratory Tract Infections/complications
Senegal
Treatment Outcome
Pubmed
Web of science
Création de la notice
25/01/2008 11:09
Dernière modification de la notice
20/08/2019 17:21