Dependência crônica de ventilação pulmonar mecânica na assistência pediátrica: um debate necessário para o SUS

摘要: People with prolonged dependence on mechanical ventilation require permanent care and the use of equipment that can result in longer term hospital internment. This lead to difficulty access for patients acute injuries, as well personal difficulties stress reduced quality life their families or caregivers due such critical review publications dealing among children adolescents aimed at making information organized a systematic manner available order support discussion subject. It should be borne mind changes epidemiological profile growing technological determine needs intensive therapy beds complex home chronic patients, which still have limits supply regulatory restrictions Brazilian public health system.