title: [Ventilator treatment at home--experiences with old and new methods].
abstract: Nocturnal ventilation in respiratory insufficiency due to neuromuscular disease and/or thoracic deformity leads to improvement in the quality of life and daytime arterial blood gases, and also in survival. Several methods for nocturnal ventilation are now available. In this paper we report our experiences of treatment with nocturnal ventilation with various methods in 26 patients in Gothenburg. We conclude that respiratory insufficiency due to neuromuscular disease and/or primary treatment for thoracic deformity should be nocturnal positive pressure ventilation via a nasal mask. If this treatment fails positive pressure ventilation should be administered via special mouth pieces or via tracheostoma.
authors.affiliation: Biträdande överläkare, Samtliga verksamma vid Renströmska sjukhuset, Göteborg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olofson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pehrsson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dellborg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wernstedt
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gullnert
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Israelsson
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Skoogh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*; D013548:Sweden; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical
vernacular_title: Ventilatorbehandling i hemmet--erfarenheter av gamla och nya metoder.