CPAP= continuous positive airway pressure; FRC= function residual capacity; FVC= forced
vital capacity; HFO= high frequency oscillation; IAPV= intennittent abdominal pressure …

The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare parameters that might predict
successful translaryngeal extubation and tracheostomy tube decannulation. Irrespective of …

… Author links open overlay panel John Robert Bach MD a , Miguel R. Gonçalves PT c , Irram
… Drs Bach and Hamdani have reported no conflicts of interest exist with any companies/…

… Bach et al 9 , 10 reported 106 patients supported by M IPPV. Ninety-seven of those patients
had no significant free time. During URIs, management of secretions was often facilitated by …

In most patients, mechanical ventilation is a short-term treatment used for up to 7 days to
support or replace spontaneous breathing until the cause of respiratory failure resolves or …

Study objective To determine whether spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 can be managed
without tracheostomy and to compare extubation outcomes using a respiratory muscle aid …

Pulmonary complications are major causes of morbidity and mortality for patients with
severe expiratory muscle weakness. The purpose of this study was to compare peak cough …

Gomez-Merino E, Bach JR: Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Prolongation of life by noninvasive
ventilation and mechanically assisted coughing. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2002; 81: 411–…

Study objective To evaluate the effects of a new respiratory management protocol on respiratory
morbidity and hospitalization rates for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD…

Study objective To describe prolongation of survival in patients with amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS) by continuous noninvasive intermittent positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) and …