Background Evidence is weak for the ability of long-term non-invasive positive pressure
ventilation (NPPV) to improve survival in patients with stable hypercapnic chronic obstructive …

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is an efficient palliative measure for symptoms of chronic
hypoventilation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and can also lengthen …

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is an increasingly used method of respiratory support. The
use of NIV is expanding over the time and if properly applied, it can save patients’ lives and …

Originating from centres charged with the care of patients with chronic respiratory insufficiency,
noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been used increasingly in chronic and acute respiratory …

Non-invasive ventilation has gained an increasingly pivotal role in the treatment of acute
hypoxemic and/or hypercapnic respira-tory failure and offers multiple advantages over invasive …

Sleep apnoea syndrome (SAS) is a known risk factor for vascular diseases and stroke.
Structural brain damage, manifesting as an overt neurological deficit or more subtly as cognitive …

Objective We investigated the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and
pressure support ventilation (PSV) on the oxygen cost of breathing ( $$\dot V$$ O 2 resp) for …

We report on a 65-year-old female who complained of recurrent bronchopulmonary infections
since 1999. She suffered from permanent cough and progressive dyspnea. The diagnosis …

In the past, self-reported health-related quality of life was not assessed in children undergoing
home ventilation. We developed a specific questionnaire for children and their parents. …

Non-invasive ventilation is applied with increasing frequency in patients with chronic
hypercapnic COPD and insufficiency of the ventilatory pump. In the few existing clinical trials on …