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View article: Analysis of home support and ventilator malfunction in 1,211 ventilator-dependent patients
Analysis of home support and ventilator malfunction in 1,211 ventilator-dependent patients Open
Risk management is an important aspect of home ventilation (HV). We examined the nature of calls to a home support helpline to identify patient/equipment problems and strategies to minimise risk for patients, healthcare teams and manufactu…
View article: Analysis of emergency helpline support for home ventilator dependent patients: risk management and workload
Analysis of emergency helpline support for home ventilator dependent patients: risk management and workload Open
From a total of 1211 adult & paediatric patients receiving home ventilation (HV) supervised by Royal Brompton Hospital between 1/1/06 and 30/6/06 the respiratory support team received an average of 528 daytime calls/month and 14/month out …
View article: Randomised controlled trial of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for nocturnal hypoventilation in neuromuscular and chest wall disease patients with daytime normocapnia
Randomised controlled trial of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for nocturnal hypoventilation in neuromuscular and chest wall disease patients with daytime normocapnia Open
Patients with neuromuscular disease with nocturnal hypoventilation are likely to deteriorate with the development of daytime hypercapnia and/or progressive symptoms within 2 years and may benefit from the introduction of nocturnal NIV befo…
View article: Outcome of paediatric domiciliary mask ventilation in neuromuscular and skeletal disease
Outcome of paediatric domiciliary mask ventilation in neuromuscular and skeletal disease Open
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation delivered by nasal mask or facemask has been used widely in the last decade to manage chronic ventilatory failure in adults with neuromuscular and chest wall disease. However, it has been thought t…
View article: Impact of nasal ventilation on survival in hypercapnic Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Impact of nasal ventilation on survival in hypercapnic Duchenne muscular dystrophy Open
Nasal ventilation is likely to increase survival in hypercapnic patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and should be considered as a treatment option when ventilatory failure develops.