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Nocturnal respiratory failure in a child with congenital myopathy – management using average volume-assured pressure support (AVAPS)

This is a case report of the effective use of bi-level positive airway pressure support (BPAP) using the volume-assured pressure support feature in a pediatric patient with a congenital myopathy and significant nocturnal hypoventilation. Our patient was started on nocturnal nasal mask BPAP but requi...

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Autores principales: Gentin, Natalie, Williamson, Bruce, Thambipillay, Ganesh, Teng, Arthur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4571743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26392861
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.117