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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

JULIO 2014 N° 6 Volumen 17

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Systems in patients with socio-economic differences

Section: Healthcare Management

How to quote

Garrido Navarro MJ, Pérez Irache I, Fernández Navarrete M, Bergua Martínez A, Gil Hernández I, Orden Rueda C. Sistemas de presión positiva continua de la vía aérea en países socioeconómicamente diferentes. Metas Enferm jul/ago 2014; 17(6): 14-17.

Authors

1Mª José Garrido Navarro, 2Inés Pérez Irache, 1María Fernández Navarrete, 3Ana Bergua Martínez, 3Irene Gil Hernández, 3Claudia Orden Rueda

Position

1Enfermera. Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet. Zaragoza. 2Enfermera. Centro de Salud Las Fuentes Norte. Zaragoza.3Médico Interno Residente Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet. Zaragoza.

Contact address

Mª José Garrido Navarro. C/ Tarragona, 33, entresuelo izquierda. 50005 Zaragoza.

Contact email: mariajosegarridonavarro@gmail.com

Abstract

The experience in the Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Malawi, a developing country, was useful to the writers of this article, in order to compare the use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Systems (CPAPs) in this hospital with very little resources, and their use in Spanish hospitals with good resources, where they usually work. The objective of this article is to outline the differences which can be found, when facing this condition, between a developed country and a country with low resources, as well as to report the way in which lack of materials and low economic resources for healthcare leads to ingenuity and encourages the use of alternative methods, which are effective in the treatment of diseases such as pneumonia, a condition highly prevalent in paediatric emergencies. The main conclusion was that the use of “home” CPAP is effective in the treatment of pneumonia: an improvement was observed after its use in the majority of cases, with favourable outcomes.

Keywords:

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure System; Pneumonia; Malawi; developing countries

Versión en Español

Título:

Sistemas de presión positiva continua de la vía aérea en países socioeconómicamente diferentes