title: Noninvasive ventilation allows gastrostomy tube placement in patients with advanced ALS.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rio
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authors.lastname: Leigh
mesh_terms: D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000075202:Contraindications; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D014797:Vital Capacity