HOME VENTILATION BY NASAL MASK IN NEUROMU SCULAR DISEASES

Authors
VONMOERS A NIGGEMANN B MULLERPAWLOWSKI H MICHAEL T HARTMANN A WAHN U SCHEFFNER D
Citation
A. Vonmoers et al., HOME VENTILATION BY NASAL MASK IN NEUROMU SCULAR DISEASES, Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde, 143(5), 1995, pp. 515-520
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde → ACNP
ISSN journal
00269298
Volume
143
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
515 - 520
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-9298(1995)143:5<515:HVBNMI>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Longterm mechanical ventilation at home has fundamentally changed the symptomatic therapy in neuromuscular disorders. In many patients it ca n influence the quality of life by improving symptoms of hypoventilati on as well as the life expectancy.