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7 lip 2018 · Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has become the standard of care for respiratory support in patients with ALS. NIV use has demonstrated survival benefit and improved quality of life vs standard of care.
19 sty 2023 · A comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to ALS respiratory care may minimize hospitalizations for acute respiratory failure, reduce need for emergent tracheostomy, improve patient-reported outcome measures, and facilitate developing clinical research initiatives.
10 paź 2023 · Assisting people with ALS through their disease journey is complex and supported by clinics that provide comprehensive multidisciplinary care (MDC). This review aims to apply both a respiratory and a complexity lens to the key roles and areas of practice within the MDC model in ALS.
3 lis 2016 · Respiratory failure, infections and aspiration pneumonia, are the main causes of morbidity and mortality in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). In a population-based cohort, we assessed (a) hospital utilization and (b) impact of hospitalization for respiratory failure on survival.
3 lis 2016 · Several studies suggest that the modality of health care provision for patients with ALS has a relevant impact on quality of life and use of healthcare facilities. Patients followed up by multidisciplinary centers had lower in-hospital mortality and shorter length of stay .
Standard of care for patients with ALS includes treatment from multidisciplinary teams, but many patients do not have consistent access to a pulmonary physician who regularly sees patients with this disease.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Neurology Neuromuscular Diseases Critical Care Medicine Respiratory Failure and Ventilation. This Viewpoint describes the dearth of noninvasive ventilation for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the US and proposes methods to increase.
