Long Term Follow-up of Ventilated Patients with Thoracic Restriction and Neuromuscular Disease

Long Term Follow-up of Ventilated Patients with Thoracic Restriction and Neuromuscular Disease

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long term effects of home mechanical ventilation (HMV) on pulmonary function, nighttime gas exchange, daytime arterial blood gases, sleep architecture and functional exercise capacity (6 min walk). Patients with respiratory failure attributable to thoracic restrictive dise...

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Main Authors: Dina Brooks, James De Rosie, Margaret Mousseau, Monica Avendano, Roger S Goldstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2002-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/545612
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