Home telemonitoring of non-invasive ventilation decreases healthcare utilisation in a prospective controlled trial of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1238-1242

  Pinto, Anabela ^a,b   Almeida, José Pedro ^a,b   Pinto, Susana ^b   Pereira, João ^c   Oliveira, António Gouveia ^d   De Carvalho, Mamede ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR JOÃO LOBO ANTUNES   (Portugal)

^c Linde Homecare Co   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NON INVASIVE VENTILATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TELEMETRY; TELEMONITORING; VENTILATOR;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649599792     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.206680     Document Type: Article

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