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Is chronic ventilatory support really effective in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

Most patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) develop respiratory insufficiency in the advanced stage of their disease. Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is commonly regarded to be a treatment that is effective in reducing these complaints. To assess whether the effect of NIV on gas exchange a...

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Autores principales: Hazenberg, A., Kerstjens, H. A. M., Prins, S. C. L., Vermeulen, K. M., Wijkstra, P. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5110605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27638636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-016-8288-8