Predictors of Need for Noninvasive Ventilation During Respiratory Tract Infections in Medically Stable, Non-Ventilated Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
BACKGROUND: Acute lower respiratory infections can impair muscle strength in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). When associated with an increase in load on the respiratory system, this situation may precipitate hypercapnic respiratory failure in non-ventilated patients with ALS. The...
| Published in: | Respiratory Care Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 492 - 498 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Apr2015
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