Prolonging survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Efficacy of noninvasive ventilation and uncuffed tracheostomy tubes

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 407-411

  Sancho, Jesús ^a   Servera, Emilio ^a   Bañuls, Pilar ^a   Marín, Julio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Long term mechanical ventilation; Respiratory failure; Tracheostomy tubes

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TRACHEOSTOMY;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE-PRESSURE BREATHING; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE-PRESSURE VENTILATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 77951819187     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181d8a479     Document Type: Article

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