title: [Intermittent mechanical ventilation as home care].
abstract: Nocturnal mechanical ventilation (NMV) is a promising technique increasing survival and improving the quality of life of myopathic and kyphoscoliotic patients. The indications for NMV must be careful and the patients strictly selected. NMV is rarely useful in patients with pulmonary diseases, like COPD or restrictive disorders. When a professional medical and paramedical support is locally available, NMV can be undertaken at home. Negative and positive pressure ventilation can be used for NMV. Actually, tracheostomy can be replaced very often by a new type of positive pressure ventilation via a nasal face mask. We present here our series of 11 patients submitted to NMV and describe carefully the problems and the results of a 5-years experience with NMV in Geneva.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chevrolet
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chatelain
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pahud
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rochat
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Haller
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Junod
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation / Q000379:methods; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Die intermittierende mechanische Ventilation als Heimbehandlung.