Ventilatory insufficiency due to asbestos-related diffuse pleural fibrosis successfully treated with noninvasive home mechanical ventilation

Respiration

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 533-536

  Muñoz, Xavier ^a,b   Roger, Alex ^a   Pallisa, Esther ^b   Martí, Sergi ^a   Ferrer, Jaume ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation; Pleural fibrosis; Ventilator insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FUROSEMIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; SALMETEROL;

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG FIBROSIS; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR;

ASBESTOS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL DISEASES; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0034765677     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000050564     Document Type: Article

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