Contamination control in long-term ventilation.

Long-term nasal ventilation.

Long term ventilation in neurogenic respiratory failure.

Respiratory failure, often acutely precipitated by aspiration and/or infection, is a common cause of death in advanced nervous system disease. Importantly, chronic respiratory failure, or symptoms relating to respiratory limitation, may occur before generalised disability. For such patients, providing ventilatory support, usually at night, has long been known to improve daytime symptoms, sleep ...

Caregiving and long-term mechanical ventilation.

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Clinical review: Long-term noninvasive ventilation

Noninvasive positive ventilation has undergone a remarkable evolution over the past decades and is assuming an important role in the management of both acute and chronic respiratory failure. Long-term ventilatory support should be considered a standard of care to treat selected patients following an intensive care unit (ICU) stay. In this setting, appropriate use of noninvasive ventilation can ...

Neurologic disease requiring long-term ventilation.

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