At home and on demand mechanical cough assistance program for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 401-406

  Vitacca, Michele ^a   Paneroni, Mara ^a   Trainini, Debora ^a   Bianchi, Luca ^a   Assoni, Giuliano ^a   Saleri, Manuela ^a   Gilè, Sonia ^a   Winck, João C ^b   Gonçalves, Miguel R ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Home care; Mechanically assisted coughing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AERATION; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANOXIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUGH; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77951850922     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181d89760     Document Type: Article

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