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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and respiratory failure; what about the diaphragm?

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2015
Introduction: We present a case of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) with a diaphragm paralysis as the primary cause of ventilatory failure. FSHD is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder with a restricted pattern of weakness.
A. Hazenberg, N. van Alfen, N.B.M. Voet, H.A.M. Kerstjens, P.J. Wijkstra   +4 more
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Ethical challenges in home mechanical ventilation : a secondary analysis [PDF]

, 2011
The aim of this study was to explore the ethical challenges in home mechanical ventilation based on a secondary analysis of qualitative empirical data. The data included perceptions of healthcare professionals in hospitals and community health services ...
Dybwik, Knut, Nielsen, Erik Waage, Brinchmann, Berit Støre   +2 more
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Effect of improved home ventilation on asthma control and house dust mite allergen levels

, 2009
The warm, humid environment in modern homes favours the dust mite population, but the effect of improved home ventilation on asthma control has not been established.
McMahon, A.D., King, E.M., Wood, S., Thompson, J., Donnelly, I., McAlpine, L., Howieson, S.G., Lawson, Alan, Howieson, S., Lawson, A., Thomson, N., Chapman, M.D., Wright, G.R., McSharry, C., Thomson, N.C., Chaudhuri, R., Jolly, L., Brooks, R.G.   +17 more
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Recommendations for hygiene of masks and circuits in mechanically home ventilated patients

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010
Home mechanical ventilation requires equipment, consisting of a generator of pressure, a tubing and an interface to deliver air to the patient. Instructions for equipment maintenance are generally not based on scientific evidence.
Michel Toussaint, Gregory Reychler
doaj   +1 more source

Home Mechanical Ventilation in Children: Erciyes University Experience

, 2017
Objective: In this study it was aimed to share experiences and to draw attention to the problems about home mechanical ventilation (HMV) which is used in the treatment of patients with chronic respiratory failure and is increasingly becoming widespread ...
ÜLGEN TEKEREK, Nazan, Adem Dursun, Başak Nur Akyıldız, AKYILDIZ, Başaknur, Nazan Ülgen Tekerek, DURSUN, Adem   +5 more
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Predictors of Successful Decannulation Using a Tracheostomy Retainer in Patients with Prolonged Weaning and Persisting Respiratory Failure [PDF]

, 2012
Background: For percutaneously tracheostomized patients with prolonged weaning and persisting respiratory failure, the adequate time point for safe decannulation and switch to noninvasive ventilation is an important clinical issue.
Kollert, Florian, Heinemann, F., Kollert, F., Pfeifer, Michael A., Pfeifer, Michael, Budweiser, Stephan, Heinemann, Frank, Jörres, Rudolf A., Baur, Tobias   +8 more
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Innovation in home mechanical ventilation [PDF]

, 2017
Patients on home mechanical ventilation (HMV) are ventilator dependent, usually for the rest of their lives. In the past decades, the number of patients on HMV increased to nearly 3,000 in 2016 in the Netherlands. Current indications for HMV are patients
Hazenberg, Andrea
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Home mechanical ventilation: quality of life patterns after six months of treatment

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2020
Background It has been shown that home mechanical ventilation improves quality of life, but it has not been widely studied which particular patient groups benefit the most from starting this type of therapy.
Luca Valko, Szabolcs Baglyas, V. Anna Gyarmathy, Janos Gal, Andras Lorx   +4 more
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Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease/Pediatric End‐Stage Liver Disease exception policy and outcomes in pediatric patients with hepatopulmonary syndrome requiring liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is associated with increased waitlist mortality in liver transplantation (LT) candidates. Children with HPS are granted Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease (MELD)/Pediatric End‐Stage Liver Disease (PELD) exception points for waitlist prioritization in the United States based on criterion developed for adults.
Muhammad H. Raza, Yong Kwon, Pierre Kobierski, Asish C. Misra, Angelina Lim, Cameron Goldbeck, Kambiz Etesami, Rohit Kohli, Juliet Emamaullee   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance of mechanical ventilators at the patient's home: a multicentric quality control study

, 2006
Background: Quality control procedures vary considerably among the providers of equipment for home mechanical ventilation (HMV). Methods: A multicentre quality control survey of HMV was performed at the home of 300 patients included in the HMV programmes
Farré Ventura, Ramon, Montserrat Canal, José Ma., Prats, Eva, Escarrabill Sanglas, Joan, Marti, Sara, Navajas Navarro, Daniel, Guell, R., Tebé, Cristian   +7 more
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