Combined noninvasive ventilation and mechanical insufflator–exsufflator for acute respiratory failure in patients with neuromuscular disease: effectiveness and outcome predictors

Background: To determine the effectiveness of combined noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and mechanical insufflator-exsufflator (MI-E) for acute respiratory failure (ARF) in patients with neuromuscular disease (NMD), and outcome predictors. Methods: A prospectively observational study of patients with A...

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Main Authors: Tai-Heng Chen, Wen-Chen Liang, I-Chen Chen, Yi-Ching Liu, Jong-Hau Hsu, Yuh-Jyh Jong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-09-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753466619875928