Effect of long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV). Part 1. Neuromuscular disease or central respiratory failure

Effect of long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV). Part 1. Neuromuscular disease or central respiratory failure /

Patients who fail to maintain adequate respiration may need long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV) in shorter or longer periods. Patients using LTMV constitute a heterogeneous group with respect to age, diagnoses and disease progression. Norwegian data suggests considerable regional differences in...

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Main Authors: Gundro Brurberg, Kjetil (Author), Landmark, Brynjar (Author), Kirkehei, Ingvild (Author), Reinar, Liv Merete (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oslo, Norway : Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, 2012
Subjects:
Neuromuscular Diseases > therapy.
Respiration, Artificial > methods.
Ventilators, Mechanical.
Respiratory Insufficiency > therapy.
Treatment Outcome.
Systematic Review.

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