Assessing respiratory mechanics and muscle function is critical for both clinical practice and
research purposes. Several methodological developments over the past two decades have …

This is a unique state of the art review written by a group of 21 international recognized
experts in the field that gathered during a meeting organized by the European Neuromuscular …

… Brigitte Fauroux … Any disagreements were resolved after discussion with a third reviewer (B.
Rodgers… The third reviewer (B. Rodgers-Gray) and X. Carbonell-Estrany were not required to …

De nombreux patients admis en réanimation nécessitent le recours à la ventilation
mécanique (VM). Celle-ci est associée à la survenue de complications dont l’incidence est d’autant …

The aim of this study was to assess a residual gravimetric method based on weighing dry
filters to measure the aerosol output of nebulizers. This residual gravimetric method was …

The study was designed to assess the patterns of use of home mechanical ventilation (HMV)
for patients with chronic respiratory failure across Europe. A detailed questionnaire of …

… b p z p ) where λ 0 (t) is the hazard at time t of an individual whose z i s are all zero (underlying
hazard) and b 1 , b 2 , …, b p are regression coefficients. From the regression coefficient b …

Background: Macrolides display immunomodulatory effects that may be beneficial in chronic
inflammatory pulmonary diseases. The aim of the study was to document whether long term …

… of the mean respiratory rate in patients who improved during noninvasive positive pressure
ventilation (NPPV success group) and the patients who deteriorated (NPPV failure group); b, …

We performed a multicenter prevalence study of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
involving 1,582 patients (mean age, 18.9 years; male/female ratio, 1.06) with cystic fibrosis in …