Mouthpiece ventilation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a rescue strategy for noncompliant patients

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate mouthpiece ventilation (MPV) in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who are noncompliant with noninvasive ventilation (NIV). Methods: We evaluated four young patients with DMD who had previously refused to undergo NIV. Each patient was reassessed and enc...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Fiorentino, Anna Annunziata, Rosa Cauteruccio, Gianfranco Scotto di Frega, Antonio Esquinas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132016000600453&lng=en&tlng=en